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Apologies Need to Be Supported by Structures in Both State and Church

Several days ago, Bondings 2.0 reported on Munich’s Cardinal Reinhard Marx’s call for an apology by the... Read More

Church Should Apologize to Gay People, Says Top Adviser to Pope Francis

The Catholic Church should apologize to lesbian and gay people for the harm it has caused... Read More

In Orlando’s Wake, Catholic Ministry Calls on Church Leaders to Condemn Anti-LGBT Violence

The following is a statement of Francis DeBernardo, New Ways Ministry’s Executive Director, released on... Read More

U.S. Bishops’ Working Group May Dull “Amoris Laetitia” Impact

Archbishop Charles Chaput of Philadelphia will head a working group tasked with “furthering the reception... Read More

Reconciliation Desperately Needed Between Spanish Cardinal and LGBT Community

The latest place where reconciliation between the Catholic hierarchy and the LGBT community is desperately... Read More

Major German Catholic Gathering Offers Historic Welcome to LGBT Catholics

LGBT organizations were welcomed for the first time to a major Catholic gathering in Germany,... Read More

Continued Attacks Against Gay Ambassador Necessitate Pope Francis’ Intervention

Catholic Church leaders’ attacks against gay U.S. Ambassador to the Dominican Republic James “Wally” Brewster... Read More

Complicating Catholic Understandings of Sex and Gender

Respecting LGBTQI people should be a “fairly simple thing to do,” as Jesuit Fr. James Martin remarked... Read More

Can LGBT Issues Be Included at San Diego’s Diocesan Synod?

Following Pope Francis’ lead, Bishop Robert McElroy of San Diego has called a diocesan synod... Read More

Pope Francis Calls for Conscientious Objection to Officiating at Same-Sex Ceremonies

For the first time since Italy’s Parliament approved a civil unions bill for lesbian and... Read More