By Matthew Tharrett
The principal of a Catholic elementary school in Newtown, Pennsylvania is apologizing to parents this week for using an image of Ellen Degeneres holding an Oscar on an invitation to a school dance.
In a formal email
Catholic Church forces woman to leave job after gay marriage is revealed
By MARY SANCHEZ
Colleen Simon insisted on performing her job this week out of devotion.
On Wednesday, she managed a delivery of 2,000 pounds of food for the pantry at St. Francis Xavier Church. It’s work she sees as fulfilling
Torture the Little Children? The Catholic Church Says It’s Not Responsible
At a United Nations hearing the Vatican tries to turn the moral question of whether child abuse is torture into a legal debate about jurisdictions.
By Barbie Latza Nadeau
This may come as a huge surprise to many Catholics,
Cardinal: ‘Wrong’ for Gay Catholics to March During Pride
The archbishop of Toronto blasts Catholic-school teachers for plans to march in the WorldPride parade.
BY Michael O’Loughlin
An association representing Catholic-school teachers in Ontario plans to send a delegation to WorldPride 2014 Parade in Toronto this June, prompting
Heard Around the World: An Open Letter to the Archbishop of Canterbury
Brilliant stuff, this…
Dear Most Reverend Sir,
I greet you in the loving name of our Courageous Lord and Reigning Savior, Jesus Christ. I hail from the Diocese of West Missouri of the Episcopal Church in
Anti-gay Charlotte Catholic High lecturer sparks controversy
Gay student and peers, parents and alumni want apology for lecturer who said gay parents abuse children, masturbation turns boys gay
by Matt Comer
Students and parents at Charlotte Catholic High School are speaking out after they say a campus
Church brings 1st Amendment into Eastside Catholic lawsuit
By DONNA GORDON BLANKINSHIP
A gay vice principal who was forced out of his job at Eastside Catholic School filed a discrimination and wrongful termination lawsuit against the school and church on Friday. Lawyers for the church and school planned
Former vice principal sues Eastside Catholic over dismissal
Zmuda, the vice principal who was forced to resign from Eastside Catholic School after marrying his partner in a same-sex wedding, is filing a discrimination lawsuit against the school and the Archdiocese of Seattle.
Zmuda’s attorney, Richard H. Friedman, said
Pope hits out at criticism of Church over sexual abuse
File Under: What an incredibly stupid thing to say, Francis.
Pope Francis has strongly defended the Roman Catholic Church’s record on tackling sexual abuse by priests.
In a rare interview with an Italian newspaper, the Pope said “no-one else
Archdiocese of St. Louis turns over its clergy abuse names, as court ordered
By Jennifer S. Mann
The Archdiocese of St. Louis has complied with a judge’s order in turning over the names of priests who were accused of sexually abusing minors over a 20-year period, along with the names and contact information