What Impact Will Hobby Lobby Ruling Have on LGBT Rights?

Monday’s Supreme Court ruling in the Burwell v. Hobby Lobby case is causing LGBT advocates to... Read More

Is it Possible for Bishops to Move Away from Marriage Equality Opposition?

Last week’s appearance of Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone at the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) March in... Read More

How Will Catholic Institutions Respond to Obama's Executive Order?

It looks very likely that President Barack Obama will sign an executive order next Monday... Read More

NEWS NOTES: June 18, 2014

Here are some items you might find of interest: 1) Most Holy Redeemer Catholic parish,... Read More

Religious and Political Leaders Ask Archbishop to Stay Away from NOM

Today, Catholics in the Archdiocese of San Francisco will be visiting several parishes to ask... Read More

British Bishops Write Positively on Gender Transition and Civil Unions

The Catholic Bishops Conference of England and Wales (CBCEW) has had a reputation for being... Read More

On Being a Lesbian, Married to a Man, and Catholic

Cristina Traina is a Catholic professor of religion at Northwestern University, just outside of Chicago.... Read More

Commonweal, Catholicism, and Same-Sex Marriage, Part 2

Yesterday, we introduced this two-part series on Commonweal magazine’s continued conversation about Joseph Bottum’s 2013 essay... Read More

Commonweal, Catholicism, and Same-Sex Marriage, Part 1

Last August, Commonweal magazine published an intriguing article entitled  “The Things We Share:  A Catholic’s Case for Same-Sex... Read More

Do Bishops or Politicians Know More About Catholics and LGBT Issues?

Recent news out of Malta concerning Catholics and sexuality/gender issues seems to contradict information released... Read More