Bishop Says 700+ People in Diocese Left the Church After Vatican Blessings Ban
A bishop has reported that more than 700 people left his diocese in the wake of the Vatican ban on blessing same-gender couples. Read More
The Eucharist: Gated Banquet or Public Feast?
America Magazine recently featured pieces on Communion denial from Archbishop Samuel Aquila of Denver and Fr. Louis Cameli. Today, theologian Cristina Traina writes about what both clerics got wrong. Read More
Catholic Universities Pressed to Resist Vatican Ban on Blessing Same-Gender Couples
The Vatican’s March 15th statement banning blessings of same-gender unions has generated a variety of responses across Catholic college and university campuses, including op-eds from campus newspapers and statements from administrators. Today’s post features four campus reactions. Read More
Bishop Pledges Not to Sanction Priests Who Bless Same-Gender Couples in May Event
A German bishop has pledged not to sanction any priest who blesses a same-gender couple in May as part of a church reform event being organized, while another bishop in that country reiterated his support for new ways of thinking about sexuality. Read More
Transgender Student Challenges Catholic School Board Over Chosen Name Policies
A transgender Catholic student in Canada is petitioning to be able to graduate with his chosen name on his diploma, and the student also hopes to make changes in educational policy so that others will have the same opportunity. Read More
Announcing Virtual Catholic LGBTQ Pride Coming This June!
For the second year, New Ways Ministry will again be hosting Catholic LGBTQ Pride with an interactive prayer service on Zoom. Read More
Gay Pastors in Netherlands Vow to Ignore Vatican Ban on Same-Gender Blessings
A collective of gay pastoral workers in the Netherlands has vowed to ignore the Vatican's ban on blessing same-gender couples, encouraging other church workers to do likewise. Read More
Leading the Church Beyond Toleration to the Celebration of LGBTQ Holiness
s LGBT Catholics and allies it is hard sometimes to believe that one day we might get to the point as a society and as a Church where the lives and journeys of LGBT persons are not only tolerated, but celebrated! Read More
U.S. Catholics, Including Sisters of Mercy, Express Pain About Vatican Blessings Ban
Despite the Vatican's attempt to end the conversation on blessing same-gender couples, negative reactions to the ban continue to pour in from all parts of the Catholic world. Some of that conversation is about the difficult navigation of LGBTQ Catholics choosing to remain in the church or leave, and the losses that such leaving cause to the church. Read More
Globally, More and More Catholics in Ministry Object to Vatican’s Ban on Same-Gender Blessings
Clergy and pastoral ministers are still issuing statements of support for and promises of solidarity with the LGBTQ community in the wake of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith's ban on blessing same-gender couples. Today's post features some of those reactions from outside the United States. Read More