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Bishop Disinvites Gay Men’s Choir from Parish Christmas Concert

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A gay singing group was disinvited, by direction from the bishop, from a Nativity event at a Massachusetts Catholic parish during this past holiday season. Read More

Catholic School Admits It Withdrew Contract Over Teacher’s Same-Gender Engagement

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A Catholic school that withdrew a new teacher's contract has acknowledged it did so because of the teacher's same-gender engagement, a move the local diocese has said was the "right decision." Read More

Catholic Groups Object to Bishop Paprocki’s Anti-Gay Decree

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Weeks after an Illinois bishop announced pastoral guidelines that bar people in same-gender marriages from... Read More

Dear Bishop Paprocki: An Open Letter

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As we reported in yesterday’s Bondings 2.0 post, Bishop Thomas Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois, has issued... Read More

Bishop: Pastors Must Deny Funerals to Catholics in Same-Gender Marriages

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An Illinois bishop has released guidelines about same-gender marriages that may greatly restrict participation in... Read More

Bishop’s Letter of Apology Is a Model for Catholic Reconciliation

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In a pastoral letter released Ash Wednesday, a Catholic bishop apologized to those hurt and... Read More

Springfield Diocese Sets Restrictive Expectations for Parents of Catholic School Children

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A same-gender couple’s attempt to register their child in a Catholic school in the diocese... Read More

Social Ills Linked to Marriage Equality? Really?

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The new Catholic bishop of Springfield, Massachusetts, spoke against marriage equality, and seemed to name... Read More

Support LCWR with a Christmas Card to the Nuncio and the Bishops!

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The Nun Justice Project, a coalition of Catholic church reform and social justice organizations including... Read More