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Are Debates over Pope Francis’ “The Joy of Love” a Healthy or Harmful Sign?

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Three months after its release, how to interpret and implement Amoris Laetitia remains one of the most contested... Read More

Catholics React Swiftly and Strongly to Archbishop’s Restrictive Guidelines

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Pastoral guidelines excluding LGBT people from church ministries and encouraging same-gender couples and others to refrain... Read More

Cardinal Schönborn: “Amoris Laetitia” Evolves Catholic Doctrine on Family Life

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A top cardinal who was closely connected to Pope Francis’ apostolic exhortation on the family, Amoris... Read More

Archbishop Chaput’s Pastoral Restrictions Are a Losing Strategy

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The following is a statement of Francis DeBernardo, New Ways Ministry’s Executive Director, released on... Read More

New Guidelines Ban LGBT People from Parish Ministries

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In new guidelines, Philadelphia’s archbishop has banned people in same-gender relationships from pastoral or liturgical... Read More

U.S. Bishops’ Working Group May Dull “Amoris Laetitia” Impact

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Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia will head a working group tasked with “furthering the reception... Read More

Pope Francis on LGBT Issues Is Out of Sync with Amoris Laetitia’s Overall Message, Say Theologians

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Last week, Bondings 2.0 highlighted young theologians critical of the perceived dismissal of LGBT Catholics... Read More

Can LGBT Issues Be Included at San Diego’s Diocesan Synod?

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Following Pope Francis’ lead, Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego has called a diocesan synod... Read More

Are Already Absent LGBT Voices Being Further Silenced in Conversations About ‘Amoris Laetitia’?

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  Have Catholics’ analyses of Amoris Laetitia, the recently published exhortation on family by Pope Francis, been... Read More

Can “Amoris Laetitia” Be a Starting Point for Progress on LGBT Issues?

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“The apostolic exhortation is not just the last step of a long process. It is... Read More