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Archbishop Admits Church’s Mistake in Supporting Reparative Therapy

Malta’s top bishop acknowledged church leaders were mistaken when they released a controversial position paper designed to... Read More

Is the Catholic Church Actually Progressive on LGBT Issues?

Is the Catholic Church actually progressive on LGBT issues, despite news headlines to the contrary?... Read More

Examining Pope Francis’ Apostolic Visit to Mexico Through a Pro-LGBT Lens

Preceding Pope Francis’ visit to the Mexico-U.S. border on Wednesday, an outlet called Borderzine published... Read More

LGBT Advocates to Cameroon’s Bishops: Retract Demand of “Zero Tolerance” for Homosexuality

LGBT advocates are seeking Pope Francis’ intervention as they plead with Cameroon’s Catholic bishops to... Read More

Lay Catholics in Italy Split on Civil Unions Question

Yesterday, Bondings 2.0 explored how Pope Francis and the Italian hierarchy have engaged that nation’s present... Read More

Indonesian Catholics Defend LGBT Students’ Rights Against Education Minister

Catholics in Indonesia have rejected a government official’s call to ban counseling services to LGBT... Read More

LGBT Concerns Included in University of San Diego Student Demands

As the new year gets underway,  college campuses will soon be in full swing.  Here... Read More

2015: A Miraculous Year for Love

What bothers me most about this common understanding of miracles, though, is that, in seeking the superstitious and super-natural, we miss the real miracles God performs in our world. 2015 was a year of miracles, miracles of love. I reflect on a few now so they are not lost. Read More

Senator to Pope Francis: Reprimand Anti-Gay Cardinal

A U.S. senator has asked Pope Francis to reprimand an anti-gay cardinal who has repeatedly attacked a... Read More