Is Vatican Investigation of Fr. Tony Flannery Repeating a Bygone Era? And Other News
Today's post features news about an editorial on the case of Fr. Tony Flannery, a new LGBTQ scholarship at Boston College, and more. Read More
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Catholic High School Apologizes After Distributing Anti-LGBTQ Booklet by French Priest
A Catholic high school in France has apologized after it came under fire for the distribution of an anti-LGBTQ booklet to its students. The document, authored by a French Catholic priest, casts LGBTQ identity and relationships in a negative light. Read More
The Pope Supports LGBTQ Families. Amy Coney Barrett May Not. Now What?
Next Wednesday, right after Election Day in the U.S., the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments in Fulton v. City of Philadelphia. The case centers on the question of whether adoption and foster care providers with religious affiliations can discriminate legally against LGBTQ clients. The implications of an anti-equality ruling could be much broader. Read More
Religious Liberty Comes From God, Not the Government
The current situation requires not an “either/or” bit of advice, but a “both/and” recommendation. Read More
LGBTQ Advocates Say Amy Coney Barrett Could Cause Damage for Equality
LGBTQ advocates, including many Catholics, are raising concerns about Amy Coney Barrett, the Trump administration's nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court, over the nominee's apparent indifference or even opposition to LGBTQ equality. Read More
NCR Features New Ways Ministry Programs for Lesbian Sisters, Religious Communities
Global Sisters Report (GSR), a project of the National Catholic Reporter focused on women religious, recently profiled New Ways Ministry's programs that supports lesbian, bisexual, and queer sisters, as well as their congregational leadership. Read More
What Catholic LGBTQ Church Workers–And EVERYBODY–Need to Know About the U.S. Supreme Court’s 2020 Cases
The U.S. Supreme Court is again capturing the nation's political attention with the passing of Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the struggle over her replacement now already playing out. But this transition is only the latest significant moment involving the court and LGBTQ equality this year, particularly in the areas of employment law and religious liberty. Read More
Catholic Historian Pushes for Canonization of Fr. Mychal Judge as a Saint for Our Times
With the causes of Fr. Michael McGivney and Bishop Fulton Sheen before us, historian Kathleen Sprows Cummings believes that there is another candidate who, if canonized, would hold more relevance for our present situation: Fr. Mychal Judge. Read More
Next Steps: Experiencing the Call to LGBTQ Ministry
To begin our journey to take the next steps toward developing LGBTQ ministry, we are starting with something with which you should be very familiar: you. Read More
Catholic School Apologizes After Students Removed “Nutcracker” Featuring Gay Couple
A Catholic school is apologizing after chaperones led students out of a performance of The Nutcracker that featured a same-gender couple. Read More