Saint Vincent’s made a habit of serving people on the margins.
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AIDS, the Catholic Church and LGBT issues today
In the series finale of ‘Plague,’ Mike looks at what’s happening in the church in HIV and AIDS care today and then reflects on comments and questions from listeners about the ongoing debates over LGBT issues in the Catholic Church.
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Methodist leaders propose plan for amicable separation over L.G.B.T. issues
Members of the 13-million-person denomination have been at odds for years over the issue.
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A Catholic Sister learns to serve people with AIDS
In the fifth episode of “Plague,” Mike visits the small Midwestern city of Belleville, Illinois, where a Catholic Sister broke ground in the 1980s by opening an organization to provide services for people living with HIV and AIDS.
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A gay Catholic Church in the Castro
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Meet the gay priest who served AIDS patients with Mass, prayers and art
This is the story of the AIDS crisis from the perspective of a priest, trying to figure out what he could do to help.
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How a Catholic hospital (eventually) became a safe haven for the gay community
The path to inclusion wasn’t straightforward.
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Surviving the AIDS crisis as a gay Catholic
In “Plague,” Michael O’Loughlin investigates untold stories of AIDS and the Catholic Church.
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Bishops welcome restoration of federal funding to faith-based adoption agencies
The Trump administration announced a proposed rule to allow faith-based adoption and foster care agencies to follow their deeply held religious beliefs and not place children with same-sex couples.
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Democratic presidential candidates talk faith at CNN Equality Town Hall
The questions focused on how candidates would handle issues affecting L.G.B.T. Americans should they be elected president.