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UPDATE: USCCB Will Follow ‘Usual Process’ for Synod Consultation

November 1, 2013/9 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Earlier today, we posted that it looked like the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB)... Read More

The Mostly Ambivalent Responses by U.S. Bishops to Pope Francis

October 8, 2013/7 Comments/in Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

For more than two weeks, my email inbox has been swamped with messages from folks... Read More

U.S. Bishops on Pope Francis’ Gay-Positive Comments–Part 2

August 14, 2013/6 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Pope Francis, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Yesterday, we posted comments from bishops and dioceses that tended to downplay Pope Francis’ gay-positive... Read More

U.S. Bishops on Pope Francis’ Gay-Positive Comments–Part 1

August 13, 2013/10 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Many people have commented on Pope Francis’ gay-positive statements on his flight home from World... Read More

After SCOTUS, Shifts to State Level Struggles Begin

June 28, 2013/4 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Politics & Human Rights /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Catholic responses to Wednesday’s Supreme Court decisions around marriage equality continue from politicians, pundits, and... Read More

National Committee and Local Dioceses Begin to React Boy Scouts’ Decision

May 24, 2013/7 Comments/in Hierarchy, Schools & Youth /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

The National Catholic Committee on Scouting (NCCS) has announced that it plans to study the... Read More

Why the U.S. Catholic Bishops Should Support Gay Boy Scouts

May 23, 2013/4 Comments/in Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Delegates at a national Boy Scouts of America (BSA) meeting will vote today on whether local... Read More

U.S. Bishops Launch Bulletin Insert Campaign as Marriage Equality Spreads

May 11, 2013/5 Comments/in Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Politics & Human Rights /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

This week, Delaware became the eleventh state (plus the District of Columbia) to enact marriage... Read More

Two Gay Students Allowed to Attend Catholic High School Dance as a Couple

March 29, 2013/10 Comments/in Hierarchy, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

Two gay young men at an all-boys Catholic high school in Rochester, New York, will... Read More

Catholic Bishops Oppose Violence Against Women Act Because of LGBT Protections

March 8, 2013/0 Comments/in Hierarchy, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

After a lengthy political battle centered around specific LGBT, American Indian and migrant protection, President... Read More

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