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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

QUOTE TO NOTE: LCWR on Dialogue and Respecting Differences

As this morning’s post explained, the Leadership Conference of Women Religious’ (LCWR) recent meeting focused... Read More

Under the Vatican's Dark Cloud, Nuns Continue to Suppport LGBT People

Last week, I attended the Leadership Conference of Women Religious’ (LCWR) meeting in Nashville, Tennessee.... Read More

Italian Bishops' Conference Head Calls for Dialogue Without "Taboo"

The world synod on marriage and the family, scheduled at the Vatican in October 2014,... Read More

QUOTE TO NOTE: Pope Francis’ Words of Hope for the Nuns

In the same conversation that Pope Francis spoke about a ‘gay lobby’ in the Vatican,... Read More

Pope Francis Re-Affirms Vatican Censure of American Nuns

Pope Francis has re-affirmed the Vatican’s censure against the Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR),... Read More

The Worst of 2012 in Catholic LGBT News

As the year 2012 winds to a close, it’s time to review the news of... Read More

LCWR Supporters Write to Bishops with Christmas Greetings

New Ways Ministry staff and local friends sent over two dozen cards in support of... Read More

Support LCWR with a Christmas Card to the Nuncio and the Bishops!

The Nun Justice Project, a coalition of Catholic church reform and social justice organizations including... Read More

LCWR Will Continue to Work Towards Dialogue With Vatican Officials

The Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), the American nuns’ organization that was censured by... Read More