New Cardinals Have Mixed Records on LGBT Issues

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The Vatican is busy this week, full of bishops gathered for a consistory and the creation of twenty new cardinals appointed by Pope Francis (along with a visit from New Ways Ministry's pilgrims). Today, Bondings 2.0 reviews what of all this might mean for LGBT issues in the church. Read More

Pope's Influence Fails to Move Slovaks to Oppose Marriage & Adoption Equality

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Even with the endorsement of Pope Francis, a referendum to ban same-gender marriage and adoption... Read More

What to Make of Cardinal Marx's Ambivalence Toward Gay & Lesbian Couples?

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Readers of this blog may become tired over the next year of hearing about Munich’s... Read More

Catholic Justice Voices Decry New Morality Directives for High School Teachers

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The San Francisco Archdiocese’s revised moral conduct code for its high school teachers has been... Read More

While Oakland Diocese Relaxes Teacher Contract, San Francisco Tightens Theirs

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Two dioceses on either side of the San Francisco Bay have taken different approaches to... Read More

Giant Step for Transgender Welcome, But Not As Far for Gay & Lesbian People

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In a wide-ranging interview with Vermont Public Radio, Bishop Christopher Coyne, installed as the tenth... Read More

WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE? Widen the Synod Circle with Diverse Voices

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“WHERE DO WE GO FROM HERE?” is  Bondings 2.0′s series on how Catholics–the hierarchy and laity–can... Read More

Will Pope Francis Meet With Sister Jeannine Gramick and LGBT Catholics?

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Since becoming pope in March 2013, one of Pope Francis’ most endearing habits has been... Read More

Amid Conflicting Statements, Catholic Healthcare System Considers Granting Benefits to Same-Sex Couples

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Conflicting statements have led to a growing controversy about whether the nation’s sixth largest Catholic healthcare... Read More

Top Advisor to Pope Francis Misses the Meaning of Mercy

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A top advisor to Pope Francis commented on church's pastoral response to homosexuality during a lecture on mercy, but Cardinal Oscar Andres Rodriguez Maradiaga struck a notably less welcoming tone than fellow bishops who have spoken out in recent weeks. Read More