In a handwritten letter, Pope Francis congratulated Sister Gramick on “50 years of closeness, of compassion and of tenderness” in a ministry that he described as being in “the style of God.”
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Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Vatican apologizes for removing Catholic LGBT advocacy group from synod website
The apology drew immediate praise Monday from New Ways Ministry as a “historic” move to repair the painful rift between the Catholic hierarchy and the gay community.
Posted inFaith, Jesuitical
Podcast: The Catholics that ministered to those dying of AIDS in the face of fear
Michael J. O’Loughlin, national correspondent for America, joins Jesuitical to discuss his new book, Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear.
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Teacher fired by Catholic school over same-sex marriage wins appeal to continue lawsuit
The Indiana Court of Appeals ruled Nov. 23 that an Indiana trial court “committed reversible error” when it dismissed a former teacher’s lawsuit against the Archdiocese of Indianapolis earlier this year.
Posted inFaith, News
Pope Francis thanks America’s Michael J. O’Loughlin for reporting on Catholic responses to H.I.V./AIDS
The pope sent a letter of thanks to Michael O’Loughlin, America’s national correspondent, this summer after receiving an advance copy of “Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear.”
Posted inArts & Culture, Television
Dave Chappelle’s ‘The Closer’: Empathy, Humility and the Lack Thereof
I find Dave Chappelle’s concept of empathy for transgender people worth considering — both for what it includes and misses.
Posted inArts & Culture, Music
Don’t dismiss Lil Nas X because of his controversial video. He has something to teach the church.
“Montero” can offer new perspectives into the realities of Black queerness; for some, including some Catholics, it might even give a voice to their own experiences.
Posted inArts & Culture, Ideas
I like many of Glennon Doyle’s messages for women. But some of her ideas about family are problematic.
For Catholics, the basic unit of society is the family and our local church, not the individual.
Posted inExplainer, Faith
Pope Francis is making space for LGBT people in the church—with limits. And it’s a huge step forward.
As with much of his pastoral approach overall, the pope’s outreach to L.G.B.T. people can be characterized by the word “accompaniment.”
Posted inFaith, Vatican Dispatch
Pope Francis responds to attacks from EWTN, other church critics: ‘They are the work of the devil.’
“I personally deserve attacks and insults because I am a sinner, but the church does not deserve them. They are the work of the devil,” the pope said to the Jesuits of Slovakia on his recent trip.