SYNOD: Two Cardinals Make Opposite Statements about Lesbian and Gay People

ROME, Italy–At the synod on Friday, a German cardinal made a plea for recognizing the... Read More

SYNOD: Malta Bishop's Talk Was Influenced By Parents of LGBT People

ROME, Italy–The news from the Vatican’s synod on marriage and the family yesterday contained an... Read More

SYNOD: Same-Gender Couples Mentioned in Synod Talk, But Not In a Very Positive Way

The issues of same-gender relationships made its debut at the Synod on Marriage and the... Read More

SYNOD: Bishop Geoffrey Robinson: Sexual Ethics Should Be Based on Jesus' Teaching

Here in Rome, where church officials are preparing for the opening of the extraordinary synod... Read More

SYNOD: What Are the Laity Saying About the Synod? What Are You Saying?

This week, Bondings 2.0 highlighted a theologian’s and a bishop’s proposals for the upcoming Extraordinary Synod... Read More

SYNOD: Belgian Bishop's Hope: Restore Conscience to Its Rightful Place

Yesterday we saw a theologian’s hopes for the synod: that the bishops might be open... Read More

SYNOD: Theologian Argues for Bishops to Bless Same-Gender Marriages

Although there is a lot of excitement about the upcoming Vatican synod on marriage and... Read More

Praying for Synod and for New Ways Ministry's Presence in Rome and Portugal

One week from today, Pope Francis will open the Extraordinary Synod of Bishops to discuss the... Read More

New Australian Archbishop Needs to Replace "Logic" With a Dose of Reality

The headline in Australia’s Star-Gazette newspaper was intriguing:  “No place for bigotry against gays in... Read More

SYNOD: Great Expectations Loom for Upcoming Marriage and Family Meeting

Over the next few weeks, Bondings 2.0 will be preparing a number of posts related to the... Read More