Latinx Catholics Leading U.S. Church in Support for LGBTQ+ Protections, Survey Finds
Rising U.S. Catholic support for LGBTQ+ equality appears to be caused by strong and growing support for these issue by Latinx Catholics. Read More
Catholic School Faces Complaint After Bisexual Student Dies by Suicide; And More News
Today's post includes news about a Catholic school facing a bullying complaint, a German bishop's positive outreach, and Nebraska bishops' opposition to non-discrimination protections. Read More
Germany’s Synodal Way Is a “Source of Hope” for Transgender Catholics, Writes Delegate
"The final Assembly of the Synodal Way in Germany was an emotional rollercoaster for queer people in attendance, like me, and others watching from home. In the end, it became a source of hope." Read More
Catholic LGBTQ+ Advocates Strongly Condemn Latest USCCB Transgender Statement
Catholic LGBTQ+ advocates have condemned a new document from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops that aims to stop gender-affirming care at Catholic healthcare institutions. Read More
“We Deserve to Proclaim Our Truth to the World,” Writes Transgender Catholic
At the end of the day, my transgender hands that inject testosterone into my body once a week are the very same hands that partake in the Eucharist, enveloped in God's love and created in Her image and likeness. Read More
Irish Reform Groups Call for Vatican to End Suspension of Fr. Tony Flannery
Two Catholic reform groups in Ireland are advocating for a well-known Redemptorist priest there to be restored to ministry after more than ten years of suspension. Read More
From “A” to “D-“: How Catholic LGBTQ+ Leaders Grade Pope Francis At Ten Years, Part II
Today’s post, the second of two parts, features responses from leading LGBTQ+ Catholics, theologians, pastoral ministers, and reform advocates about how the first ten years of Pope Francis' tenure has gone. Read More
From “A” to “D-“: How Catholic LGBTQ+ Leaders Grade Pope Francis At Ten Years, Part I
Today’s post, the first of two parts, features responses from leading LGBTQ+ Catholics, theologians, pastoral ministers, and reform advocates about how the first ten years of Pope Francis' tenure has gone. Read More
The Results Are In: Here Is How Catholics Graded Pope Francis on LGBTQ+ Issues
Today is the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’ election. What did you, the readers of Bondings 2.0, give Pope Francis as a grade on LGBTQ+ issues? Read More
New Ways Ministry Praises German Catholics’ Vote for Greater Transgender Inclusion
The following is a statement from Francis DeBernardo, New Ways Ministry’s Executive Director, on today’s historic vote about transgender and nonbinary inclusion in the German church. Read More