Diocese of Davenport Archives - New Ways Ministry

Synodality Can Produce Supportive Polices for LGBTQ+ Students, Writes Theologian

November 11, 2023/3 Comments/in Gender Policies, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Synod on Synodality, Uncategorized /by Ariell Watson Simon

Nick Fagnant, Commonweal's Synod Writing Fellow and a doctoral student in theology, writes about how the spirit of Pope Francis’ Synod on Synodality can influence Catholic schools’ policies toward LGBTQ+ students. Read More

Diocese of Davenport’s New LGBTQ+ Guidelines Model Synodality in Action

October 16, 2023/1 Comment/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

The Diocese of Davenport's new guidelines on LGBTQ+ pastoral care are "strikingly positive," and could possibly "shift the trend of transgender-negative diocesan policies in the U.S.," contends Robert Shine, associate director of New Ways Ministry. Read More

Davenport Diocese Releases Positive Framework for LGBTQ+ Pastoral Care

October 7, 2023/2 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Synod on Synodality, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The Diocese of Davenport has released a new framework on LGBTQ+ pastoral care, specifically about gender identity issues, that charts a new direction for such policies in the U.S. Read More

Davenport Bishop Forms Gender Committee to Learn from Transgender Catholics

February 15, 2022/7 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Grace Doerfler

Signs of positive progress on LGBTQ issues are taking place in the Diocese of Davenport, Iowa, as church leaders work towards a deeper understanding of transgender people’s experiences. Read More

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