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Posted on October 6, 2015September 3, 2026

Synod should reflect on possibly allowing female deacons, says archbishop

Canadian Archbishop Paul-Andre Durocher of Gatineau, Quebec, arrives for the opening Mass of the Synod of Bishops on the family celebrated by Pope Francis in St. Peter's Basilica Oct. 4. (CNS/Paul Haring)
Canadian Archbishop Paul-Andre Durocher of Gatineau, Quebec, arrives for the opening Mass of the Synod of Bishops on the family celebrated by Pope Francis in St. Peter’s Basilica Oct. 4.

By Carol Glatz Catholic News Service

VATICAN CITY (CNS) —

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Posted on October 3, 2015September 3, 2026

Vatican sacks priest after he comes out as gay

By Philip Pullella

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

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Posted on October 2, 2015September 3, 2026

Before Pope Francis Met Kim Davis, He Met With Gay Ex-Student

By JIM YARDLEY and LAURIE GOODSTEIN

 

Ever since it became public that Pope Francis met in Washington with Kim Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses for same-sex couples, the questions have been swirling: Why

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Posted on September 24, 2015September 3, 2026

Pope to US bishops: It’s about love as much as doctrine

US bishops applauded as Pope Francis entered St. Matthew's Cathedral in Washington, DC for a midday prayer and speech Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015. (AP Photo)
US bishops applauded as Pope Francis entered St. Matthew’s Cathedral in Washington, DC for a midday prayer and speech Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2015.

By Michael O’Loughlin

In a speech to 300 US bishops in an historic Washington cathedral, Pope Francis

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Posted on August 25, 2015September 3, 2026

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

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Posted on July 20, 2015August 30, 2026

I Was a Gay Priest for 25 Years

By Bill Dickinson


Catholic bishops don’t have to wait for a change in doctrine in order to help, instead of hurt, LGBT people. Here are four proposals.

At age 54, and after 25 years as a Roman Catholic priest, I

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Posted on July 16, 2015August 30, 2026

Pope Francis dumps 2 more bishops as housecleaning continues

By David Gibson

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of a Mexican bishop who reportedly shielded a priest accused of sexually molesting an 11-year-old boy, and on Wednesday (July 15) the Vatican announced that a Brazilian archbishop who spent $600,000

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Posted on July 8, 2015August 30, 2026

Vatican trial for Józef Wesołowski a pivotal moment for Pope Francis

Now-defrocked Archbishop Josef Wesolowski, papal nuncio for the Dominican Republic, led a Mass in Santo Domingo in 2013.

 

By John L. Allen Jr.

While Pope Francis is wowing vast crowds on a triumphant homecoming to Latin America this week,

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Posted on May 29, 2015August 26, 2026

Priest removed from Seton Hall breaks his silence, comes out publicly as gay

By Cyd Zeigler

Warren Hall was recently removed from Seton Hall for the perception that he was supporting same-sex marriage.

Warren Hall was removed from his post at Seton Hall after he posted a Facebook message supporting the anti-bullying message

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Posted on May 20, 2015August 26, 2026

Archbishop Diarmuid Martin: ‘I encourage everyone to vote and to reflect carefully’

‘My position is that of Pope Francis, who . . . made it very clear that he was against legalising same-sex marriage, yet he was consistent in telling people not to make judgments on any individual’

Diarmuid Martin

I was

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