When the pope gets on a plane, reporters go on high alert.
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Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Why the courts were wrong to rule against a florist who declined service to a gay wedding
A court decision compelling businesses to cater to same-sex weddings is a lazy response to the challenges of a pluralist society.
Posted inArts & Culture, Film
Bad films about gay Christians are still worth watching.
Christianity, with its promise of a new life and an overwhelming love, attracts tumultuous people who feel driven by longings their loved ones can’t understand. What do our churches do with these burning souls?
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
Should friendships be taken as seriously as marriages?
On this week’s podcast, America’s contributing writer Eve Tushnet joins hosts Matt Malone, S.J., and Kerry Weber. Following the publication of her feature article on the subject, Tushnet discusses the value of relationships that don’t necessarily fall into traditional categories like marriage and religious life. Eric Sundrup, S.J. joins to offer an additional perspective. When asked about […]
Posted inFaith
Un pont dans deux directions : Inviter la communauté LGBT et l’Eglise catholique à s’accueillir mutuellement avec respect, compassion et délicatesse
Nous sommes tous des pèlerins en chemin, des pécheurs aimés qui répondons à l’appel entendu lors de notre baptême et qui continuons de l’entendre toute notre vie durant.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
New legislation in Canada seeks to protect the transgender community
“I was in deep poverty. I didn’t know anything about social supports in the city. I existed on a bag of apples a week and slept on a lawn chair in my bedroom.”
Posted inFaith, Features
Beyond religious life and marriage: A look at friendship as vocation
How ancient traditions have inspired modern-day Christians to forge new bonds of commitment.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Transgender man sues Catholic hospital for refusing sex change surgery
Jionni Conforti’s sex and gender discrimination lawsuit comes as new regulations hailed as groundbreaking anti-discrimination protections for transgender people are under legal attack from religious groups.
Posted inFaith, News
Here’s how the church in India is supporting transgender people.
India has an estimated 500,000 transgender people.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
The Catholic Church doesn’t bar all gay men from priesthood, Vatican newspaper suggests
Father Louis J. Cameli writes that the church’s instructions on candidates for the priesthood do not explicitly prohibit gay men.