How Can the Church Improve Its Welcome to Trans* People?

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As the church's acceptance of gay people improves, more Catholics are wondering about a similar welcome by the church for the trans* community. This pastoral question is pressing given the high rate of self-harm and suicide among transgender youth, a reality highlighted by suicide of teenager Leelah Alcorn at the beginning of this year. Read More

Parishioners Support Swiss Priest Asked to Resign for Blessing Lesbian Couple

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Although a Swiss bishop has asked a Catholic pastor to resign from his parish, after learning... Read More

On Pilgrimage to Pray and Learn About Rebuilding the Church

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Beginning today, your faithful regular bloggers, Francis DeBernardo and Bob Shine, will be joining with... Read More

Lessons to Be Learned from Pope's Meeting With Transgender Man

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The story of Pope Francis meeting with a transgender man and his fiancee at the... Read More

Will Pope Francis Meet With Sister Jeannine Gramick and LGBT Catholics?

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Since becoming pope in March 2013, one of Pope Francis’ most endearing habits has been... Read More

"Where Are All the Young People?"

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“Where are the young people?” This seems to be the million dollar question in the American... Read More

The Best Catholic LGBT News of 2014

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As the year 2014 comes to a close, Bondings 2.0 takes a look back at the... Read More

What Was the Best and Worst of Catholic LGBT News in 2014?

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2014 has been quite a year!   Synod debates, church worker firings, the “Francis effect,”... Read More

'For this day paradise is unlocked'

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Truly wondrous is the whole chronicle of the nativity. For this day the ancient slavery... Read More

New Ways Ministry Builds Bridges with Archbishop Cordileone

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Fulfilling a promise he made last summer, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco met with... Read More