By BY JOEL CONNELLY
Bishop Blanchet High School in Seattle has refused to run an announcement in its alumni magazine for the same-sex marriage
Catholic high school: Archdiocese ‘does not permit’ same-sex wedding announcement
NJ archbishop sets rules for barring Catholics from Communion
File under: Grandstanding Idiot
By David Gibson
Even as Pope Francis and Catholic leaders from around the world debate ways to make the Catholic Church more inclusive, Newark Archbishop John Myers has given his priests strict guidelines on refusing Communion
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
‘Let The Little Homo Sue’: City Commissioner Slams Gay High School Student Suspended Over Dance Date
UPDATE…first posted HERE and HERE!
The high school student suspended after wanting to bring a same-sex date to his high school’s dance has a new critic: an elected official.
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
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
Chile Catholic Church rocked by e-mail scandal
Archbishop Charles Chaput: The Hardliner
Pope Francis has unleashed a Vatican Spring. But Charles Chaput, leader of Philadelphia’s 1.5 million Catholics, seems to have other ideas.
All Pat Smiley wants is a chance to meet with him, to make her case, to
St. Mary’s reverses policy on gay employment after backlash over rescinded hire
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Update: This post has been updated with the latest information about reconciliation between the school and Lauren Brown.
The St. Mary’s Academy board voted Wednesday night to change the school’s policy on hiring gay employees after facing
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,