SYNOD ON THE FAMILY: A Reflection from the Paulist Fathers
The joy and the hope, the grief and anguish of the people of our time, especially of those who are poor or afflicted in any way, are the joy and
Slovenian Catholic church backs referendum on repeal of gay marriage law
Archbishop of Ljubljana Stanislav Zore wants the people of Slovenia to vote on whether to repeal a law allowing gay people to legally marry because he thinks they will vote how the church wants them to
Ferment on gay rights well underway before synod even opens
By Inés San Martín
Formally speaking, the second edition of the Synod of Bishops on the family is just starting up today. Judging by the flurry of activity in Rome, however, with activists and advocacy groups of every stripe pushing
Vatican sacks priest after he comes out as gay
The Vatican dismissed a priest from his post in a Holy See office on Saturday after he told a newspaper he was gay and urged the Catholic Church to change its stance on homosexuality.
Monsignor Krzystof Charamsa
Pope Francis’s meeting with Kim Davis should come as no surprise
The pope’s enormous influence has undermined LGBT people all over the world, as evidenced by his thinly veiled anti-equality statements in the US
Pope Francis’s no-longer-secret meeting in Washington DC with anti-gay activist Kim Davis, the controversial Kentucky county
Pope Francis’s meeting with Kim Davis disappointed the liberals he courted
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For a man who has made it a point to be humble in his faith and to take politicians in the United States to task, meeting Davis was a profound error
Pope Francis will never be
LGBT Catholics Alarmed With Pope’s Remarks About “Unjust Discrimination”
Pope Francis made the comments on Wednesday in the context of marriage, family, and religious liberty. LGBT Catholics said they believe the term “unjust discrimination” channels a specific history of antipathy toward gays and lesbians in the church.
By Dominic
At pallium Mass, Cupich calls for mercy toward nontraditional families
By Michael O’Loughlin
CHICAGO – Catholics must avoid being rigid, embrace change, and show mercy, not harsh judgment, toward nontraditional families.
That was the message from Chicago’s Archbishop Blase CupichSunday afternoon after receiving his pallium, a wool stole that
First Baptist Church in South Carolina hit for allowing same-sex union, gay ministers
While most Christian churches across the United States are strongly opposed to homosexuality and same-sex marriage, the First Baptist Church of Greenville in South Carolina has taken a totally different route: It has decided to allow not
Bishop apologizes for anti-gay speech
The Bishop of Chur, Vitus Huonder, has apologized to gay people after citing controversial Bible passages in a speech he gave at a Catholic forum in Germany at the end of July.
The bishop, well known for his ultra-conservative views,