Bishop Withdraws from Maine Council of Churches Over LGBT Equality

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A Catholic diocese will withdraw from a state ecumenical coalition at the end of this month, in part because of LGBT issues and a disagreement about how to respond to the 2016 massacre at an LGBT nightclub in Orlando. Read More

Lesbian Teacher Fired by Catholic School Over Her Same-Gender Marriage

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A lesbian educator was fired for entering a same-gender marriage, the second such firing to become public in the past week and evidence that discrimination in Catholic institutions is still very much present. Read More

Italian Priest Holds Joint Funeral for Gay Couple Killed in Tragic Accident

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A joint funeral has been celebrated for a gay Italian couple after their tragic death, saying the the focus should be on the grief experienced by their love ones. Read More

The Untold Story of Nuns’ Support of LGBT People

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A story about LGBT ministry in the Catholic Church that needs to be told, re-told, and re-told again:  Catholic nuns have been LGBT people's strongest supporters among institutional church people.   Read More

Fr. Gregory Greiten Shares His Coming Out Story & the Gifts of Gay Priests

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Today, we share the story of Fr. Gregory Greiten who recently came out as gay, and who gave a homily focusing on the gifts of gay priests in the context of Advent: integrity, honesty, and authenticity. Read More

Fortunate Families’ Director Has ‘Seen Miracles’ and ‘Expects More’

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Fortunate Families , a national Catholic network of parents of LGBT+ sons and daughters, has appointed Stanley Francis "JR" Zerkowski to be its first Executive Director. Learn more about what shaped his vision for LGBT+ ministry in the Church. Read More

Diocese: Pastors Can Deny Funerals to Married Lesbian and Gay Catholics

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A second bishop in the U.S. has suggested Catholic funerals be denied to people in same-gender civil marriages, going so far as to suggest the deceased be remembered without being named at all. . . Read More

Catholic School Teacher Fired Over Same-Gender Engagement

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I have ruminated long and hard about raising my voice. I’ve considered outlets through which I could speak and I’ve considered silence. For a while, I favored silence, in that perhaps behind-the-scenes discussion could be possible if I didn't make a public deal out of leaving. Events of the past week have made it impossible for me to continue without a fight. Read More

Cardinal Blase Cupich Invites LGBT Catholics to Dialogue, Seeks to Learn from Their Lives

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A ranking U.S. cardinal has invited LGBT Catholics to dialogue, saying he wants to "know more about what's happening in their life." According to the National Catholic Reporter, Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago told attendees at a lecture he was delivering. . . Read More

In Interviews In All Kinds of Media, Fr. Martin Offers Insights to His New Book

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As I’ve noted before, Jesuit Fr. James Martin’s new book Building a Bridge:  How the Catholic... Read More