LGBT Africans Ask Pope Francis to Preach Tolerance

LGBT folks in Uganda and Kenya are asking Pope Francis to preach tolerance during his Apostolic Voyage to their nations beginning Wednesday. Read More

Fired Gay Priest: "The Church Needs a Stonewall.”

"I can't follow Jesus from the closet," said Msgr. Krzysztof Charamsa, the former Vatican official fired after he publicly came out as gay in October, who added, "The church needs a Stonewall." Read More

On Transgender Day of Remembrance, Looking at Gifts and Challenges

Today is Transgender Day of Remembrance, a time set aside each year to remember those... Read More

USCCB Voting Guide Retains Focus on Marriage, Against Protests by Some Bishops

Despite protests from several vocal bishops, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) passed... Read More

As Wedding Bells Ring in Ireland, Mary McAleese Calls Church to Do More for Equality

As wedding bells begin ringing for same-gender couples in Ireland, former Irish president Mary McAleese spoke with The Irish Catholic about her support for marriage equality in the referendum and, more broadly, the Catholic faith which drives her pursuit of LGBT rights. Read More

Church Workers Speak Out, Backed by 1,000+ Catholics at Call To Action Meeting

Nearly 1,000 Catholics affirmed a Catholic Church Worker Declaration earlier this month, standing with church workers who have lost their jobs in LGBT-related disputes behind the document. Read More

"With All Families, Without Condemnation" (And More Synod Reactions)

“With All Families, Without Condemnation.” That was the headline last Sunday on Italy’s national Catholic... Read More

Vatican's Cardinal Turkson: 'Homosexuals Should Not Be Criminalized'

Below is the next installment of Bondings 2.0’s reports from the Synod on Marriage and... Read More

Synod Bishops Offer Little Hope for Positive Report on LGBT Issues

Below is the next installment of Bondings 2.0’s reports from the Synod on Marriage and... Read More

Australia's Archbishop Mark Coleridge: Finally, a Bishop Who "Gets It" !

Below is the next installment of Bondings 2.0’s reports from the Synod on Marriage and... Read More