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Dignity/Detroit Celebrates 39th Anniversary Amid Protests

The same weekend Catholic parents held vigil in Detroit to affirm their LGBT children’s place... Read More

NYC Catholics Denied Entrance to Church Due To ‘Dirty Hands’

Catholics in New York City held a public witness this past weekend objecting to recent... Read More

Cardinal Dolan: All Are Welcome, But. . .

Cardinal Timothy Dolan made headlines at the beginning of April because he acknowledged that the... Read More

Bishop Gumbleton Preaches on Christ’s Radical Welcome for All

Responding to statements by Detroit’s Archbishop Allen Vigneron suggesting pro-marriage equality Catholics  refrain from  Communion,... Read More

Gay Catholic Man Rejected from Parish Ministry Delivers 18,000 Signature Petition to Local Bishop

After Nicholas Coppola was removed from parish ministry for marrying his husband, many rushed to support... Read More

Analysis of Dolan’s Easter Message of Welcome–And Why It Was Indeed a Miracle

This week began with Cardinal Timothy Dolan’s statement of pastoral outreach to lesbian and gay... Read More

Long Island Gay Catholic Expelled from Parish Ministries for Marrying

Last Sunday, Cardinal Dolan spoke to the need for improved Catholic outreach to the LGBT... Read More

On Easter Talk Shows, Cardinals Call for Pastoral Outreach, Religious Liberty, and Civil Unions

Easter Sunday morning turned out to be an opportunity for senior Catholic clerics to hit... Read More

Why Aren’t the Bishops More Persuasive?

Commonweal magazine’s November 23, 2012 issue has an excellent article entitled “Morbid Symptoms–The Catholic Right’s... Read More

Convention Speeches by Catholics Spark Controversy

Prominent Catholics took to the podiums at both the Republican National Convention (RNC) and the... Read More