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Worcester Bishop Will Not Attend Holy Cross Graduation After Pro-LGBTQ Protests

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A controversy in the Diocese of Worcester over one Catholic school's decision to fly Pride and Black Lives Matter flags continues to intensify. Now, protests may have led the bishop to withdraw from graduation at one local college. Read More

Bishop Opposes Banning Conversion Therapy, While Also Condemning Such Therapy

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West Virginia's bishop has voiced his opposition to a proposed ordinance that would ban conversion therapy in the city of Wheeling, claiming the ordinance would require people to accept "transgender ideology." Later, he backed away from the harmful practice.  Read More

Former Irish President Says Churches Are “Conduits for Homophobia”

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The former president of Ireland has said that churches in that country, including the Catholic one, are "conduits for homophobia." Read More

New Memoir Connects Non-Binary Poet’s Experiences to the Message of Easter

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A new memoir by a trans/non-binary poet who grew up in a deeply conservative Catholic community tells a story of rebirth that connects LGBTQ reality to the message of Easter. Read More

Catholic H.S. Student Organizes Protest Against State’s Anti-Trans Legislation

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A Rhode Island Catholic high school student recently organized a protest demonstration against two pieces of anti-trans legislation introduced in the state’s General Assembly. Read More

Catholic Universities Celebrate LGBTQ Students with Queer Prom and Pridefest

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Two campus news stories show the LGBTQ progress that continues to be made in Catholic higher education. Read More

Worcester Bishop Demands Catholic School Remove Pride, Black Lives Matter Flags

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A Catholic school in Massachusetts is resisting one local bishop's attempts to have the school take down Pride and Black Lives Matter flags at the risk of the school losing its Catholic affiliation. Read More

In Historic First, Leader of Vatican’s Synod Office Addresses LGBTQ Audience

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In an historic first, a Vatican official spoke to an audience of LGBTQ Catholics this past Sunday, encouraging them to participate in the synodal process while also learning about their experiences. Read More

Sr. Jeannine Gramick: Letters from Pope Francis Are Like “Soothing Hand of a Friend”

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As part of a Lenten reflection, Sr. Jeannine Gramick has written about the meaning of Pope Francis' letters to her and to New Ways Ministry, while also providing some insight about her own spiritual life. Read More

Even the Stones Will Cry Out

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As Holy Week descends upon us, I think of Jesus’ words in the context of a wave of legislation in the U.S. that is attempting to attack the most vulnerable in our LGBTQ community. Read More