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U.S. Bishops Make Final Push to Stop Respect for Marriage Act Ahead of Senate Vote

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Leaders with the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops have made a last ditch appeal for U.S. senators to vote against the Respect for Marriage Act, which is expected to come up for a vote on Monday and would codify marriage equality. Read More

Slovakian Archbishop Apologizes for Harmful Comments After Two Gay Men Murdered

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An archbishop in Slovakia has apologized after initially making offensive comments in the wake of the murder of two gay men outside an LGBTQ+ bar in Bratislava. Read More

Thanksgiving: So Much to Be Grateful For!

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We've gathered the New Ways Ministry family of staff, volunteers, and board members to share their items of gratitude for the past year.  Read More

After Colorado Shooting, Bishops’ Responses Muted, Other Catholic Leaders Speak Out

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Catholics are reacting to the mass shooting at a Colorado LGBTQ+ nightclub last weekend. While bishops' statements have been more tepid, many other Catholic leaders offered strong statements of solidarity with the victims and the LGBTQ+ community. Read More

This Is an Issue of Life and Death

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Plain and simple: this is an issue of life and death. Read More

New Ways Ministry: Bishops Must Speak Out After Colorado Springs Mass Shooting

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New Ways Ministry calls on every bishop to condemn such violence in all its forms. Read More

New Symposium Features Young LGBTQ+ Theologians’ Insights on Political Theology

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A new online symposium wrestles with the question: “How would Roman Catholic political theology and ethics change if it took seriously the experiences and thought of queer Catholics?” Read More

Norwegian Bishops Oppose Government Bill to Ban Conversion Therapy

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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

Catholic High School’s New Policy Bans Pride, Black Lives Matter Flags from Classroom

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Members of a Catholic school's diversity and inclusion committee have resigned after the school's leaders announced a policy of neutrality on flying Pride and Black Lives Matter flags. Read More

U.S. Bishops’ Conference Elects President With Anti-LGBTQ Record

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In his first press conference, the new president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has repeated the false claim that homosexuality is a cause of sexual abuse in the church. Meanwhile, the U.S. bishops sustain their use of religious liberty to counter LGBTQ+ equality. Read More