". . . [S]uch practices can constitute spiritual abuse when people are shamed, threatened, or manipulated in the name of God." Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/220307153645-conversion-therapy-protest-file-restricted-062321.jpg?fit=2500%2C1667&ssl=116672500Francis DeBernardo, Editorhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngFrancis DeBernardo, Editor2026-05-28 01:00:162026-05-27 11:07:16Swiss Catholic Bishops’ Conference Calls for an End to Conversion Therapy
“ It’s a really good — I would even say historic — document." Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/peopleofgod.jpeg?fit=600%2C325&ssl=1325600Francis DeBernardo, Editorhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngFrancis DeBernardo, Editor2026-05-07 01:00:012026-05-14 16:46:29Catholic LGBTQ+ Advocates Welcome Study Group 9 Report; and What Did the Report Say About Reparative Therapy?
". . . I don't see the hardline Catholic position on sexuality, as presented by today's most outspoken rightwing leaders, to be conducive to a flourishing sexually integrated life today.” Read More
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“Regardless of the complexity of situations and our world, the centrality of the person and their dignity should be normative for all Christians." Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/cobo-archimadrid-230612.webp?fit=670%2C447&ssl=1447670Jeromiah Taylorhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngJeromiah Taylor2025-10-02 01:00:502025-10-01 14:06:52Spanish Bishops Criticize Conversion Therapy for LGBTQ+ People
The leaders of the Spanish Catholic Church still must go further to prevent LGBTQ+ discrimination Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/691690991_226161335_1706x1280.webp?fit=1706%2C1280&ssl=112801706Ariell Watson Simonhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngAriell Watson Simon2025-03-20 01:00:532025-03-20 16:04:25Spanish Dioceses Cancel Anti and Pro LGBTQ+ Programs
In Italy, conversion therapy is still employed today, creating unsafe and traumatizing experiences for many LGBTQ+ individuals—and much of its persistence is due to Catholic culture in the nation. Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/08/Rosario-Lonegro.webp?fit=1536%2C864&ssl=18641536Sarah Cassidyhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngSarah Cassidy2024-08-30 01:00:112024-08-29 18:58:49Former Gay Seminarian and Experts Detail Harms of Legal Conversion Therapy in Italy
Catholic bishops in Norway have opposed a government bill that would ban conversion therapy in the country, claiming that doing so would undermine religious rights. Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/11/abbederik_janerikkofoed8.webp?fit=660%2C471&ssl=1471660Bobby Nicholshttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngBobby Nichols2022-11-18 01:00:222022-11-17 11:41:20Norwegian Bishops Oppose Government Bill to Ban Conversion Therapy
The Association of Catholic Priests in Ireland (ACP) is supporting conversion therapy ban and calling for additional research on these “ineffective and harmful” practices, all as part of a national inquiry about the topic. Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/ACP-logo_square.jpeg?fit=233%2C228&ssl=1228233Bobby Nicholshttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngBobby Nichols2022-08-31 01:00:582022-08-26 14:55:24Irish Priests’ Association Endorses National Conversion Therapy Ban
A Tasmanian archbishop has pushed back against a report that calls for a ban on conversion therapy in the Australian island state, which is causing a disagreement between the archdiocese and human rights experts. Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/e2f576107f775a1a60bea1ca1e643a92.webp?fit=1280%2C720&ssl=17201280Andru Zodrowhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngAndru Zodrow2022-07-21 01:00:482022-07-20 16:17:45Archbishop Objects to Proposed Conversion Therapy Ban in Tasmania
A bishop successfully helped restrict a West Virginia city's ban on conversion therapy despite LGBTQ advocates' appeals to ignore the bishop's objections. Read More
https://i0.wp.com/www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/Brennan.jpeg?fit=1200%2C848&ssl=18481200Robert Shine, Managing Editorhttps://www.newwaysministry.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/logo_nwm-1.pngRobert Shine, Managing Editor2022-05-17 01:00:182022-05-16 17:10:33Bishop Helps Weaken Youth Conversion Therapy Ban in West Virginia
