Archbishop Blase Cupich Archives

Court: Church Legally Justified in Firing of Gay Church Worker in Chicago

April 25, 2017/0 Comments/in Employment Issues, New Ways Ministry, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

In a ruling released last week, a federal judge has said a Catholic parish was... Read More

Prayer Vigil Will Remember Orlando Victims & Call on Bishops to Speak Out

November 5, 2016/6 Comments/in Hierarchy /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

LGBT Catholics and their supporters will gather in vigil at the U.S. Bishops Conference November... Read More

In Orlando’s Wake, Catholic Ministry Calls on Church Leaders to Condemn Anti-LGBT Violence

June 13, 2016/21 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Hierarchy, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

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

What Can We Expect from Pope’s Upcoming Document on the Family Synod?

March 11, 2016/0 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Pope Francis has been called the “pope of surprises” for all the out-of the-ordinary things... Read More

Archbishop Cupich: Respect Lesbian and Gay People's Consciences

December 15, 2015/12 Comments/in Employment Issues, Hierarchy, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Archbishop Blase Cupich of Chicago again defended the primacy of conscience regarding LGB people in an interview, striking too against those who seek to deny Communion to certain Catholics. Read More

Cupich vs. Chaput: Examining the Tensions in the Synod

October 18, 2015/8 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Pope Francis /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

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

Final Installment of Catholic Responses to Supreme Court Marriage Equality Ruling

July 10, 2015/3 Comments/in Marriage & Family /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Here’s what (we hope) is the final installment of immediate Catholic reactions to the Supreme... Read More

Synod Data Collection Is Slow, Uneven, and Complex in U.S. Dioceses

March 27, 2015/2 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

They Synod on Marriage and the Family which will take place in October 2015 at... Read More

The Best Catholic LGBT News of 2014

December 31, 2014/3 Comments/in Employment Issues, Higher Education, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Schools & Youth, Uncategorized /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

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

Bishops' Meeting Spotlights Tensions About Pope Francis and LGBT Issues

November 14, 2014/3 Comments/in Hierarchy, Pope Francis /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Though the U.S. bishops’ meeting in Baltimore this week has not produced anything substantial in... Read More

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