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August 23, 2018

Fr. James Martin says gay people have been treated like 'lepers' by the church

An LGBT choir sings outside the Pastoral Congress at the World Meeting of Families in Dublin Aug. 23.
DUBLIN (CNS) -- U.S. Jesuit Father James Martin set out a series of ways in which parishes can show welcome and respect to LGBT Catholics.
Published in International
May 27, 2015

Study day on synod did not aim to change doctrine, spokesman says

The German, French and Swiss bishops’ conference presidents prepared for the upcoming Synod of Bishops by listening to theologians, scholars and lawyers. In this photo, Pope Francis, cardinals and cardinals-designate pray before a meeting in the synod hall at the Vatican Feb. 12, 2015.

VATICAN CITY - The presidents of the bishops' conferences of Germany, France and Switzerland decided their preparation for the Synod of Bishops on the family could benefit from listening to theologians, biblical scholars and canon lawyers from all three countries, said the spokesman for the German bishops.

Published in International
February 6, 2013

House of Commons passes same-sex marriage bill on second reading

Christian activists Jonathan Longstaff and Jenny Rose, both from London, protest outside Parliament before a vote on same-sex marriage in London Feb. 5. British Prime Minister David Cameron is expected to see his ruling Conservative party split in two on Tuesday over his government's plans to legalize same-sex marriage.

MANCHESTER, England - Members of Britain's House of Commons voted, 400-175, to allow same-sex marriage, pushing a controversial piece of legislation closer to becoming law.

Published in International