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An Increasing Number of Canadian Catholic School Districts Opt to Fly Pride Flags

June 7, 2021/4 Comments/in Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Readers of Bondings 2.0 will recount how, year after year, there are disputes in Canada's publicly-funded Catholic school districts about whether and how to recognize Pride Month each June. Many of these disputes center around flying rainbow flags. Thankfully, this year more districts have taken the positive step of choosing to do so, though not all. Read More

U.S. Embassy to the Holy See Marks Pride by Flying Rainbow Flag in Vatican’s Backyard

June 5, 2021/1 Comment/in Politics & Human Rights /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

The United States' embassy to the Holy See is marking Pride Month by flying a rainbow flag for the first time, a decision that has faced some criticism from Catholic politicians but is very much in keeping with President Joe Biden's agenda. Read More

Catholic Leaders, Including Bishop Stowe, Begin Pride Month with Blessing Service

June 4, 2021/0 Comments/in Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Same-Gender Blessings /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Several Catholic leaders joined DignityUSA to mark the beginning of Pride Month with a prayer service focused on blessing, including one bishop. Read More

Non-Binary Student Leads Movement to Fly Rainbow Flags at Catholic Schools This June

May 18, 2021/0 Comments/in Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth /by Mac Svolos

Whether and how to mark Pride Month in Canada’s Catholic schools has been a point of contention in past years, and 2021 has been no different. Today and tomorrow, Bondings 2.0 will look at how two different Catholic school systems responded to requests to fly Pride flags. Read More

Sacred Heart University Hosts LGBTQ Celebration In Wake of Vatican Blessings Ban

May 7, 2021/0 Comments/in Higher Education, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Same-Gender Blessings /by Beth Mueller Stewart

Two Catholic colleges have taken positive steps to being more inclusive campuses for their LGBTQ students, including one school hosting a celebration of LGBTQ people in the wake of the Vatican's ban on blessing same-gender couples. Read More

Announcing Virtual Catholic LGBTQ Pride Coming This June!

April 16, 2021/0 Comments/in New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Scriptural Reflections /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

For the second year, New Ways Ministry will again be hosting Catholic LGBTQ Pride with an interactive prayer service on Zoom. Read More

Critics Allege Parent Used Homophobic Language at Catholic School Board Meeting

April 13, 2021/0 Comments/in Hierarchy, Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth /by Madeline Foley

There are new developments in an incident in which comments made at a Catholic school board meeting in Canada were homophobic, as the Archdiocese of Toronto has now weighed in on the the matter, claiming that the comments were in alignment with church teaching. Read More

An Increasing Number of Canadian Catholic School Districts Opt to Fly Pride Flags

U.S. Embassy to the Holy See Marks Pride by Flying Rainbow Flag in Vatican’s Backyard

Catholic Leaders, Including Bishop Stowe, Begin Pride Month with Blessing Service

Non-Binary Student Leads Movement to Fly Rainbow Flags at Catholic Schools This June

Sacred Heart University Hosts LGBTQ Celebration In Wake of Vatican Blessings Ban

Announcing Virtual Catholic LGBTQ Pride Coming This June!

Critics Allege Parent Used Homophobic Language at Catholic School Board Meeting

Spanish Jesuit Issues Pride Week Letter in Support of LGBTQ Equality

Irish Military Chaplain Releases LGBTQ Supportive Video for Dublin Pride Celebration

As Pride Month Concludes, Catholic Offer More Messages of Hope

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