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Diocese Tried to Silence Gay Student’s Graduation Speech–But Failed

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A Kentucky high school senior was recently forbidden to give his graduation speech at a... Read More

Masterpiece Cakeshop Case Holds Promise for Full Legal Equality

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The U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in the Masterpiece Cakeshop case is disappointing for two reasons, but reassuring for one. New Ways Ministry responds to the latest religious liberty case. Read More

Rhode Island Bishop Condemns Pride Celebrations as “Morally Offensive”

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As June begins, a bishop in Rhode Island has warned Catholics against participating in Pride celebrations because it "promotes a lifestyle and agenda that, in the extreme, is morally offensive." Read More

Irish Seminarians Deny Allegations of Gay Encounter

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An Irish seminarian of Rome’s Pontifical Irish College intends to bring a defamation suit against Irish media outlets that claimed he was found in bed with another seminarian. Read More

Melbourne Archdiocese Releases Guidelines for Schools to Support LGBT Kids

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Australia’s Melbourne Archdiocese has released a document which encourages its 330 schools to approach LGBT students with support and tolerance. The resource is  an alternative to a government program, Safe Schools, with which church officials disagreed. However, the new document is not without its own controversies. Read More

After Meeting With Pope Francis, Gay Man Says “I Saw a Compassionate Man”

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The gay man to whom Pope Francis said "God made you like this and [God] loves you" has shared more about his conversation with the pope and his own faith life in a recent interview. Read More

Deacon Dad of Trans Daughter Shares Struggles and Hopes

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Deacon Ray Dever is a devout Catholic, a permanent deacon, a husband, and above all, a dad to three daughters. In a recent US Catholic article, he writes on his experience as both a Catholic deacon and a proud dad to a transgender daughter. Read More

Pope Francis: World’s Pastor, Enforcer of Doctrine—or Spiritual Director?

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Pope Francis’s declarations on LGBTQ issues have been producing spiritual whiplash. On one hand we have “Who am I to judge?” and “God made you like this. God loves you like this.” On the other, we have a reaffirmation that seminaries should not admit gay men, and no indication that Francis plans to alter basic church teaching on sexuality. How should we understand this complex--or contradictory?--figure? Read More

CATHOLIC HISTORY: Washington State Bishops Support Gay and Lesbian Rights

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In these days when we see so many Catholic bishops making "religious liberty" arguments that would promote discrimination against LGBT people, it's good to look back a few decades when some bishops were speaking out in favor of gay and lesbian civil rights.  Read More

Navigating the Complexities of Being Catholic and LGBTQ

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Some LGBTQ Catholics  consider church teaching on sexuality and gender issues oppressive. Yet, many  also feel the Church has always been their home and struggle to stay.  The Church gives these Catholics something can’t find other places.  They have found ways to be authentic both in their faith identity and in their LGBTQ identity. Several Catholics have recently described how they navigate the complexities of these two identities, as well as with other identities, cultures, and life experiences that are part of their lives.  Read More