Are Debates over Pope Francis’ “The Joy of Love” a Healthy or Harmful Sign?

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Three months after its release, how to interpret and implement Amoris Laetitia remains one of the most contested... Read More

One Month After Orlando Massacre, Sr. Jeannine Gramick Decries Silence On Violence

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49 people were murdered one month ago today at Pulse, a LGBT nightclub in Orlando,... Read More

Two Priests Offer Spiritual and Social Responses to the Orlando Shooting

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The Orlando shooting at a gay nightclub has prompted many, many statements and gestures of solidarity with... Read More

After Orlando, Archbishop Pledges to LGBT Communities: “I Stand With You”

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Catholic leaders were initially silent about the anti-LGBT prejudices undergirding the mass shooting at Pulse Nightclub... Read More

In Orlando’s Wake, Catholic Ministry Calls on Church Leaders to Condemn Anti-LGBT Violence

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The following is a statement of Francis DeBernardo, New Ways Ministry’s Executive Director, released on... Read More

Are Already Absent LGBT Voices Being Further Silenced in Conversations About ‘Amoris Laetitia’?

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  Have Catholics’ analyses of Amoris Laetitia, the recently published exhortation on family by Pope Francis, been... Read More

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

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

What Can We Expect from Pope’s Upcoming Document on the Family Synod?

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Pope Francis has been called the “pope of surprises” for all the out-of the-ordinary things... Read More

Why Do Conversations About Gay Priests Always Focus on Celibacy?

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As we mentioned in Tuesday’s Bondings 2.0 post, Chicago’s Fr. Michael Shanahan came out as a gay... Read More

Bishop Paprocki Responds to Newspaper Letter on Communion Distribution

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Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois, has implicitly critiqued the recent comments by Archbishop Blase... Read More