How faith-based employers could be affected by a ruling in favor of L.G.B.T. employees remains to be seen. More than 20 states and Washington, D.C., have passed job protections for L.G.B.T. people.
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New Supreme Court agenda features abortion, immigrants and L.G.B.T. rights
The Supreme Court is about to commence on another highly contentious term, with many controversial items on its docket, from abortion to LGBT rights to immigration.
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What message does Pope Francis’ meeting with Father James Martin send?
It was the pair’s first extended conversation, though Pope Francis is familiar with Father Martin’s work.
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Pope Francis meets with Father James Martin in private audience
Pope Francis received Fr. James Martin S.J. in the papal library of the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace this morning.
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Sanctions against Brebeuf Jesuit suspended as appeal process continues at Vatican
In an email sent Monday to the Brebeuf school community, William Verbryke, S.J., the school’s president, wrote, “We have just learned that the Congregation for Catholic Education has decided to suspend the Archbishop’s decree on an interim basis, pending its final resolution of our appeal.”
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What does a church open to L.G.B.T. Catholics look like?
Three recent examples show what it looks like for the institutional church to welcome L.G.B.T. Catholics in the context of Gospel values and church teaching.
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Indianapolis archbishop: Jesuit high school cannot hold schoolwide Masses
Brebeuf Jesuit Preparatory School is appealing a decision by Archbishop Charles C. Thompson to strip it of its Catholic name because of its refusal to part ways with a teacher in a same-sex marriage.
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What the Emmaus story has to say to LGBT Catholics
What might the Gospel story of the “Road to Emmaus” have to say to LGBT Catholics, who seek to encounter Christ in their own lives in the midst of many struggles?
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Fr. James Martin, SJ, on how churches can combat hate crimes
Fr. James Martin, SJ, testifies before the U.S. Helsinki Commission on why it is important for religious actors and organizations to stand against hate.
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Religious leaders including James Martin, S.J., testify on global rise of hate crimes
Father James Martin was among the religious leaders testifying to members of the Helsinki Commission, which monitors human rights worldwide, about a surge in reported hate crimes.