For What Are YOU Thankful This Year?

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Happy Thanksgiving to all Bondings 2.0 readers!   We hope that you have much to be... Read More

Will U.S. Bishops Finally Affirm Pope Francis' Agenda This Week?

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U.S. bishops will gather for their fall plenary next week, the outcomes of which will clearly indicate whether they are finally ready to affirm Pope Francis' agenda or pursue more of the same. Either way, decisions made in Baltimore will impact LGBT Catholic issues in this country for the next several years. So what is at stake? Read More

Hong Kong's Cardinal Attacks Non-Discrimination Bill; Suggests Equality "Worse Than Climate Change"

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Hong Kong's Cardinal John Tong released a pastoral letter decrying a proposed nondiscrimination ordinance and instructing Catholics to consider whether a candidate supports equality or not. Read More

For Labor Day, Some Difficult Questions for the U.S. Bishops on Church Worker Justice

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U.S. bishops, in keeping with the global church's conversations on family life, used their 2015 Labor Day Statement to reflect about how greater justice for workers encourages stronger families. Read More

Fired Teacher "Overjoyed" by Catholic School's New LGBT Policy; School Apologizes While Diocese Remains Quiet

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The decision by Portland's St. Mary's Academy (SMA) to positively alter its employment policies after firing a gay staff member was a landmark one. That shift was prompted by a school community which rallied quickly against injustice and an administration open to new ways of being in the church. While the staff member is "overjoyed" by this, it seems the Archbishop Alexander Sample and the Diocese of Portland do not share that joy. Read More

Marriage Equality Momentum Grows in Philippines, While Australia's Catholic PM Keeps Up Opposition

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Marriage equality's global progress is still limited, legal in only twenty-one nations so far, but historically Catholic areas keep advancing LGBT rights. Below, Bondings 2.0 offers updates about several relevant developments in the Philippines, Australia, and elsewhere. Read More

Lesbian Teacher Reinstated in German School, As Georgia H.S. Band Director Wins Employment Case

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The trend of church workers losing their jobs in LGBT-related employment disputes is not slowing, but thankfully community responses and legal improvements are pushing back. Below, Bondings 2.0 offers updates on several previous incidents, including the implementation of a Germany employment policy more welcoming of LGBT church workers. Read More

Jamie Manson: Catholic Schools Must Say "No More" in Firing of LGBT Teachers

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Firing LGBT teachers from Catholic schools must stop, says a National Catholic Reporter columnist, at the same time the Archdiocese of San Francisco's disputed teaching contracts near resolution. Below, there are also additional updates in the cases of several fired church workers. Read More

Teacher Resigns Over San Francisco Contract Proposals Which California Lawmakers Are Investigating

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Another teacher is leaving San Francisco's Catholic school system due to proposed contract changes targeting LGBT and ally employees, a resignation coming at the same time California's legislature holds hearings on the controversy. Read More

Historically Catholic Nations Lead on Transgender & Intersex Civil Rights

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Transgender Italians can now self-declare their gender identity on official records following a court ruling, another sign of historically Catholic nations' increasing leadership in expanding rights for trans and intersex communities. Read More