Homelessness Archives - New Ways Ministry

In Amoris Laetitia, Pope Francis Sows Seeds of Hope for Unhoused LGBTQ Youth

July 19, 2021/1 Comment/in Gender Identity, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Guest Contributor

Still, I believe that Francis has sown the seeds of theological renewal, which may yet bear hope for LGBTQ homeless youth. Read More

Brazilian Priest Posts Message of Acceptance in Instagram Photo with Transgender Women

February 5, 2021/0 Comments/in Arts, Books & Culture, Gender Identity, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights /by Mac Svolos

A Brazilian priest has used Instagram to share photos of himself with transgender women along with a message of acceptance. Read More

U.S. Bishops Laud Trump Administration Allowance of Anti-LGBTQ Discrimination at Homeless Shelters

September 24, 2020/6 Comments/in Gender Identity, Politics & Human Rights, Religious Liberty /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Leaders at the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) have lauded regulatory changes made by the Trump administration that remove protections against anti-LGBTQ discrimination in federally-funded housing services, like shelters for people experiencing homelessness. Read More

Former U.S. Ambassador to Vatican Emphasizes Church’s Role in LGBTQ Homelessness

February 22, 2020/1 Comment/in Gender Identity, Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Miguel Diaz, a theologian and a former U.S. ambassador to the Holy See, has taken up Pope Francis' exhortation to care for internally displaced persons by connecting it with the problem of homelessness in the U.S. today. In particular, Diaz highlights the plight of LGBTQ people, especially youth, who are housing insecure. Read More

To Foster Healing, Parish Crafts Blankets for LGBTQ Youth Experiencing Homelessness

January 23, 2020/1 Comment/in Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Uncategorized /by Brian Kaufman

A local Catholic parish in Connecticut has started a new initiative aimed at healing the relationship between its LGBTQ members and the broader spiritual community. Read More

U.S. Bishops “Gravely Disappointed” with Equality Act, Support Trump’s Anti-Transgender Guideline

May 30, 2019/8 Comments/in Gender Identity, Hierarchy, Politics & Human Rights, Religious Liberty, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The U.S. bishops have continued to cheerlead the Trump administration's war on LGBTQ people, this time decrying the Equality Act's recent passage in Congress and endorsing a new federal anti-transgender guideline. Catholics are again left wondering just how far Church leaders will go in their crusade allegedly to defend religious liberty in which they show little concern for LGBTQ lives. Read More