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Two Catholic Pre-Schools Are Suing to Exclude LGBTQ+ Families

Colorado’s universal preschool program was designed to give children – all children, regardless of what their family looks like or earns – access to early childhood education. Read More

Colorado’s Bishops Issue Election Letter Insisting Catholics Vote Against LGBTQ+ Rights

Colorado's bishops have issued a joint letter about ballot initiatives in the state that will be voted on in November 2024. Four of the five initiatives on which the bishops opined were about LGBTQ+ issues, including efforts to protect marriage equality. Read More

Federal Judge Denies Denver Archdiocese’s Request to Discriminate in School Funding

A federal judge has ruled that Catholic preschools in Colorado may not discriminate against students and families on the basis of sexual orientation and gender identity. Read More

Vatican Official Says Methodist Dialogue “Unaffected” by Pro-LGBTQ+ Vote; And More News

Today's post includes news about how Vatican officials responded to the United Methodist Church's vote over LGBTQ+ clergy, backlash against a priest's anti-transgender homily, and more. Read More

Conservative Catholic Group Spent $4 Million Seeking to Forcibly Out Gay Priests

A report from The Washington Post has revealed that a conservative Catholic group invested millions of dollars to potentially out gay priests based on their personal data. Read More

Denver Archbishop Blames Transgender Equality for Declining Church Attendance

A Colorado archbishop has suggested transgender people are responsible for declining church attendance just weeks after he suggested the church was unfairly blamed for heightened anti-LGBTQ+ rhetoric that contributed to a mass shooting last year. Read More

With Bishops Largely Silent, Catholic Sisters Express Solidarity After Club Q Mass Shooting

Women religious in the U.S. have expressed their solidarity and grief in the wake of last month's mass shooting at a Colorado LGBTQ+ nightclub, even as the nation's bishops have continued to be largely silent. Read More

After Colorado Shooting, Bishops’ Responses Muted, Other Catholic Leaders Speak Out

Catholics are reacting to the mass shooting at a Colorado LGBTQ+ nightclub last weekend. While bishops' statements have been more tepid, many other Catholic leaders offered strong statements of solidarity with the victims and the LGBTQ+ community. Read More

New Ways Ministry: Bishops Must Speak Out After Colorado Springs Mass Shooting

New Ways Ministry calls on every bishop to condemn such violence in all its forms. Read More

Denver Catholics Condemn Damage Done by Archdiocese’s LGBTQ-Negative Policies

Catholics are speaking out about the damage that LGBTQ-negative policies and practices by the Archdiocese of Denver are doing. The criticism comes after an archdiocesan gender policy became public this week, which bans transgender students from Catholic schools and place other limitations on LGBTQ+ people. Read More