Quest Archives - New Ways Ministry

LGBT+ Group Celebrates 50 Years “From Banishment to a Blessing” By Pope Francis

August 9, 2023/2 Comments/in New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A Catholic LGBTQ+ group in England, once sidelined by church officials, celebrated its fiftieth anniversary last month, which include a message of congratulations from Pope Francis. Read More

Catholic Groups Join Boycott of U.K. Government’s LGBTQ Conference

April 8, 2022/0 Comments/in Healthcare, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Three Catholic organizations have joined more than 100 groups in the United Kingdom who withdrew their support from a government-run LGBTQ conference that has subsequently been cancelled Read More

On Pentecost, Welcoming Diversity with Wonderment and Joy

May 23, 2021/0 Comments/in Scriptural Reflections /by Guest Contributor

This speaking in tongues on Pentecost, this difference and diversity, was not greeted with fear but with wonderment and joy. Read More

Cardinal Cupich, Elton John, and LGBTQ Catholics Comment on Vatican’s Blessings Ban

March 17, 2021/4 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, New Ways Ministry, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Same-Gender Blessings, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A top U.S. cardinal, Elton John, and LGBTQ Catholics worldwide are all weighing in on the Vatican's recent ban on blessings for same-gender unions, often with negative appraisals about an action causing much harm. Read More

Cardinal Reverses Predecessor’s Decision, Resumes Ties with Quest in UK

January 13, 2018/1 Comment/in Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A cardinal in England has reversed a predecessor's decision and recommended that his priests make use of the LGBT Catholic group Quest as a resource in their ministry. Read More