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Nuns Who Walked Out of Catholic H.S. Need a Lesson in Gospel Reconciliation

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San Francisco’s continuing saga with the intersection of LGBT issues and Catholicism took an unusual... Read More

CAMPUS CHRONICLES: Drag Shows and Rainbow Proms Among Spring Celebrations

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The University of San Diego (USD) is the latest Catholic campus to host an LGBT-centered social event, which critics often claim undermine a school's Catholic identity. But, as one theologian notes, it is precisely by offering such events celebrating sexual and gender diversity that the church's educational mission is fostered. Read More

Nigerian Bishop Compares Gay People to 'Drug Addicts, Robbers, and Terrorists'

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The 2014 Extraordinary Synod left many LGBT advocates unimpressed, but by simply naming the realities of family life today it has made many in the church's hierarchy fearful. Bishops are using the interlude until next October's Synod to promote their agendas, yet, in so doing, they ignore the very realities outed last fall that must be addressed and instead do tremendous harm. Read More

Sr. Jeannine Gramick Calls on Irish Population to Vote for Marriage Equality

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A Catholic sister is calling on Irish citizens to vote for marriage equality this May, the latest in a series of voices hoping to legalize same-gender marriages in the country.  Read More

With a Call for Compassion, Jesuit Scholastic Comes Out as Gay

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Because we know that so many priests and members of religious communities are gay and... Read More

100+ Catholics Appeal to Pope Francis for San Francisco Archbishop's Removal

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Calling for Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone to be replaced, more than 100 San Francisco area Catholics released an open letter to Pope Francis expressing their discontent with the archbishop's leadership. Their concerns were primarily related to his obsessive anti-LGBT agenda.Calling for Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone to be replaced, more than 100 San Francisco area Catholics released an open letter to Pope Francis expressing their discontent with the archbishop's leadership. Their concerns were primarily related to his obsessive anti-LGBT agenda. Read More

CAMPUS CHRONICLES: Jesuit Schools Gather to Discuss LGBT Issues on Campus

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Students and campus personnel from Jesuit colleges and universities across the U.S. gathered at Georgetown... Read More

Priest Blesses Same-Gender Couple's Engagement in Malta; Archbishop Remains Calm

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A priest in Malta will not be reprimanded for blessing rings at a commitment ceremony between two men. Those involved in this incident are revealing what the intensified mercy called for by Pope Francis earlier this week might look like when it comes to LGBT issues. Read More

Sacrificing Profits to Avoid Discrimination and Protect Religious Freedom

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For a person like myself who cherishes both religious freedom and LGBT equality, the recent... Read More

Did the Vatican Reject France's Openly Gay Ambassador?

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Did Pope Francis reject an ambassador because he is an openly gay man? News reports that this is true are spreading quickly, but due caution is necessary before conclusions can be drawn. If true, however, this is a troubling sign for a pope who, so far, has a pretty good record on LGBT issues. Read More