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Rainbow Socks at Graduation: A Sign of Catholic Students' Victory

June 6, 2014/3 Comments/in Schools & Youth, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

When Liam Finnegan was 16, he challenged his Catholic high school about its use of... Read More

‘Year of Lady Gaga,’ IDAHOT, & Other Events Show Catholic High Schools’ Progress

May 17, 2014/5 Comments/in Schools & Youth /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Catholic colleges have long modeled LGBT acceptance for the wider Church, offering student organizations and offices tasked with... Read More

Ontario Teachers' Decision to March in WorldPride Parade Draws Criticism

April 25, 2014/0 Comments/in Employment Issues, Schools & Youth /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Catholic educators in Ontario are planning to march in the WorldPride 2014 parade in Toronto, a... Read More

NEWS NOTES: April 18, 2014

April 18, 2014/0 Comments/in Employment Issues, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Here are some follow-up news items to previous posts: 1) The Tablet reported that Conor Burns,... Read More

Fired Transgender Educator Will Have His Day in Court

January 16, 2014/1 Comment/in Employment Issues, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A Canadian judge has ruled that a transgender educator fired from a Catholic school should... Read More

Canadian Catholic Schools Update LGBT Policy, But Not All Are Satisfied

September 16, 2013/2 Comments/in Schools & Youth, Uncategorized /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

A Catholic school district in Canada has released a new draft policy on homosexuality, after... Read More

Another Canadian Catholic Teen Speaks Out for Equality

April 18, 2013/1 Comment/in Schools & Youth /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

In Canada it seems that Catholic school teenagers are leading the struggle for LGBT equality... Read More

Gay Teenager on Catholic Policy: ‘Somebody Had to Say Something”

April 11, 2013/11 Comments/in Hierarchy, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

A gay teenager in Canada’s Yukon province has successfully lobbied to have a document which... Read More

Catholic Activists Helped Bring Marriage Equality Case to the Supreme Court

March 28, 2013/0 Comments/in Marriage & Family, Politics & Human Rights /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Yesterday, Bondings 2.o highlighted the role that Catholics played at the prayer service and public... Read More

Ontario Catholic School Controversy Could Easily Have Been Avoided

March 3, 2013/0 Comments/in Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

A recent story from Ontario highlights institutional Catholic intransigence over LGBT issues is trumping reasonable... Read More