Bishop James Conley Archives - New Ways Ministry

In Singapore, Kosovo, and U.S.: Catholic Leaders Voice Opposition to Pro-LGBTQ Laws

March 9, 2022/3 Comments/in Anti-LGBTQ Criminalization, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Politics & Human Rights, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Even in a moment when some church leaders express a new openness to LGBTQ equality, many Catholics continue to oppose legislation that would grant LGBTQ equal rights. Today's post features three examples of this opposition. Read More

Bishops Ask U.S. Supreme Court to Allow Employers to Discriminate Against LGBTQ Workers

October 15, 2019/17 Comments/in Employment Issues, Hierarchy, Politics & Human Rights, Religious Liberty /by Melissa Feito

Key bishops in the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) have released a statement commenting on three cases which involved LGBTQ civil rights that the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments for last week. Read More

Pro-LGBT Equality Act Would Be “To the Detriment of Society as a Whole,” Say U.S. Bishops

March 26, 2019/10 Comments/in Hierarchy, Politics & Human Rights, Religious Liberty, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Leading U.S. bishops have announced their opposition to the Equality Act recently introduced in Congress, saying passage would be "to the detriment of society as a whole." Read More

New Ways Ministry Responds to Interfaith Statement Denying Transgender Experience

December 18, 2017/12 Comments/in Gender Identity, Hierarchy, New Ways Ministry /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

A negative statement on gender identity from 20 U.S. religious leaders shows the continued ignorance of gender awareness that exists among people who shape church teaching and policy. Read More