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Will New Education Resource Help Alberta’s Catholic School Teachers?

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The Alberta Teachers’ Association has produced a guidebook have been working to improve the lives of LGBTQ school staff members who work in the Canadian province in a new guidebook. While the resource, entitled "Breaking the Silence," instructs about legislation, policies, and support for teachers, a question remains if LGBTQ teachers in Catholic schools will benefit from these developments.  Read More

CATHOLIC HISTORY: Fairfield University Debates Existence of Lesbian/Gay Student Group

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Like many U.S. Jesuit colleges, and indeed many U.S. Catholic colleges, Fairfield University, Connecticut, today has a strong support system in place for LGBTQ+ students and staff.  It's instructive to remember that a wonderfully supportive environment like this didn't grow out of nowhere.  It came about because of courageous pioneers. Read More

Survey Shows Catholic Women Support LGBT Inclusion in Church

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A recent survey of the opinions of U.S. Catholic women has offered a glimpse of their views of many topics in the church, including LGBTQ issues. Read More

Untangling the Experiences of Being ‘Queer and Catholic’

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"Queer and Catholic: A life of contradiction," is a new autobiography by a gay Catholic man in the United Kingdom who recounts his developments in sexuality and spirituality and where those two areas converged Read More

One Gay Priest’s Ups and Downs After Coming Out of the Closet

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Milwaukee Magazine has followed up with Fr. Gregory Greiten, the Wisconsin priest who came out as gay to his congregation last December, and has found that in addition to the resounding support his parishioners provided, he is also receiving some negative responses from church officials and conservative Catholic websites. Read More

Prominent Irish Gay Catholic Calls for “Full Sacramental Marriage” for LGBT Couples Ahead of WMF

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Church reformers in Ireland recently met in advance of the World Meeting of Families (WMF) to discuss marriage and family issues. At the meeting, a prominent gay Catholic called for full sacramental marriage equality. Read More

Philadelphia Officially Severs Ties With Catholic Foster Care Agency Over LGBTQ Parents

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Following a report that Philadelphia’s Catholic Social Services agency (CSS) does not place foster children in the care of same-sex couples, that city’s Department of Human Services (DHS) decided that it will not sponsor future placements of children through CSS, which receives funds from the city. Read More

QUOTE TO NOTE: Gay Catholic Says Church’s Language on Homosexuality is “Vile”

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Earlier this week, Bondings 2.0 reported on Irish Archbishop Eamon Martin of Armagh's admission that the institutional Church "struggles to find a language" through which it can relate to LGBT people. In response, political journalist and gay Catholic Ursula Halligan wrote a sharp response in The Irish Times.  Read More

Ireland’s Top Archbishop Says Church “Struggles to Find a Language” to Relate to LGBT People

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Speaking about the upcoming World Meeting of Families, Ireland's top bishop has said the institutional Church struggles to relate to LGBT people and other people who do not conform to the magisterium's ideal image of family. Read More

Pope Francis Meets with Student Severely Injured While Defending Gay Couple

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Pope Francis has met with a student injured while defending a gay couple in France two years ago. Read More