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Alberta Bishop Refuses to Apologize for Anti-Trans Letter

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The Canadian bishop who referred to LGBTQ education guidelines as “totalitarian” and “anti-Catholic” is refusing... Read More

Conversation on Gay Catholic Priests Expanded by New Article

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Michelle Boorstein’s latest piece in The Washington Post expands the emerging conversation on gay men in the priesthood. Stating... Read More

Examining the Two Faces of Pope Francis on LGBT Issues

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Today’s blog post is by guest blogger Vernon Smith (see bio below). There he goes... Read More

Lay Catholics in Italy Split on Civil Unions Question

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

Are Civil Unions Coming to Italy? Pope Francis & Bishops Hope Not

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Italy’s Parliament began debating civil unions for same-gender couples this week. Whatever the outcome of a... Read More

Trans Prisoner Writes Pope Francis After Priest Uses Slur Against Her

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A trans prisoner in Malta is appealing to Pope Francis for mercy after allegedly being subjected... Read More

Indonesian Catholics Defend LGBT Students’ Rights Against Education Minister

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

Malawi Bishops’ Comments Fail to Defend Marginalized LGBT People

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As Malawi debates whether to repeal its laws which criminalize homosexuality, the nation’s Catholic bishops are... Read More

Alberta Bishops Unified in Opposition to Transgender School Policies

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Disputes about proposed transgender policies for Alberta’s Catholic schools have again escalated, as church officials, educators, and... Read More

Pope Francis Makes Strong Statement Opposing Marriage Equality

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In what may be his most explicit rejection of the legitimacy of same-gender marriage, Pope... Read More