Would Pope Francis Condemn or Defend LGBT Church Workers?

By Bob Shine, New Ways Ministry, October 15, 2016 The recent, terrible trend of Church... Read More

How New Cardinals Appointed by Pope Francis Might Impact LGBT Catholics

By Bob Shine, New Ways Ministry, October 10, 2016 Pope Francis named seventeen new cardinals... Read More

Mexican Bishops Warn of “Gay Dictatorship;” Defend Reparative Therapy

Tensions over LGBT rights have been increasing in Mexico over the past two months, with... Read More

Pope Francis’ Negative Rhetoric Begins to Be Echoed Around the Globe

By Francis DeBernardo, New Ways Ministry, September 21, 2016 On Bondings 2.0, we often report on... Read More

Will 2nd Largest Catholic Country Boldly Move Forward on LGBT Equality?

Will the world’s second largest Catholic country boldly advance LGBT rights? This is the question being asked... Read More

New Apostolic Nuncio to U.S. May Strike Different Tone on LGBT Issues than Predecessor

The Holy See will appoint a new Apostolic Nuncio to the U.S., replacing Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò whose... Read More

For LGBT Rights, Is Pope Francis a Partisan or Not?

Should the pope be political and/or partisan or not? Pope Francis’ trip to Mexico raised these questions after he... Read More

QUOTE TO NOTE: Pope Francis, Donald Trump, and Morality

In response to this past week’s “debate” between Pope Francis and Donald Trump on immigration,... Read More

Pope Francis’ Meeting with Patriarch Kirill Results in LGBT Condemnation

After their historic meeting in Cuba this past weekend,  from Pope Francis and Russian Patriarch... Read More

In Advance of the Synod, Global Network of Rainbow Catholics Launches In Rome

This post is the third in Bondings 2.0’s reports from the Synod on Marriage and Family... Read More