How Will Pope’s New Document Affect LGBT Issues?

Pope Francis has issued an Apostolic Exhortation entitled “Evangelii Gaudium” (“The Joy of the Gospel”).... Read More

Was It Intellectually Possible for Pope Benedict to Support Marriage Equality?

The recent marriage equality debate in Illinois produced a lot of important arguments, especially from... Read More

Catholic Gatherings Demonstrate Parental Love for LGBT Children

The role that Catholic parents of LGBT people play in advancing justice and equality in... Read More

Catholics Object to Bishop Paprocki’s Exorcism, Which ‘Casts Out More Catholics than Demons’

Bishop Thomas Paprocki performed a widely publicized exorcism last night, coinciding with Illinois Governor Pat... Read More

NEWS NOTES: November 20, 2013, Transgender Day of Remembrance

Here are some items you may find of interest: 1) Today is the National Transgender... Read More

What the Synod Questions Reveal About the Vatican’s Views on Family

The 2014 worldwide synod on marriage and the family has made headlines not just because... Read More

Did the Devil Make Illinois Legislators Support Marriage Equality?

What is one to make of the news that Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois,... Read More

Hawaiians Celebrate Marriage Equality, As Catholic Opposition Voice Shrinks

This week, Hawaii became the 15th state (plus the District of Columbia) in the US... Read More

How to Offer Input for Synod on Family Is Mired in Confusion

Since the Vatican asked for Catholic input to inform next fall’s Synod of Bishops, ambiguity... Read More

Pope Francis’ Words Swayed Illinois Lawmakers to Support Marriage Equality

This week, Illinois became the 15th state to pass marriage equality legislation, and it’s becoming... Read More