Protest against Worcester Diocese’s anti-LGBTQ school policy held tonight
A protest against the Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester's recently announced anti-LGBTQ school policy will take place this evening, Wed., Aug. 23, at the Diocese Chancery on the corner of Elm and...
Catholic schools in Worcester, MA prohibit all LGBTQ+ student expression
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Worcester, Massachusetts has a new policy, starting this school year in 21 of its schools, to make students "conduct themselves at school in a manner consistent with...
NH Catholic school ousts teachers supportive of LGBTQ community
The removal of LGBTQ-supportive teachers St. Thomas Aquinas High School in Dover, New Hampshire, has sparked outrage among the school's community, according to a report in the Boston Globe:
Pope Benedict XVI’s era of homophobia comes to an end
Pope Benedict XVI, aka Joseph Ratzinger, died over the Christmas holidays and was laid to rest this week. Many Catholics will recall the legacy of his papacy with mixed feelings.
Worcester bishop issues decree against Jesuit School flying Pride, BLM flags
Worcester Bishop Robert McManus who called for the removal of Pride and Black Lives Matter flags from a Jesuit school back in April, has now issued a decree prohibiting the school from...
Worcester bishop calls for removal of Pride, BLM flags from Jesuit school
Worcester Bishop Robert McManus is calling for the removal of the LGBTQ Pride and Black Lives Matter flags from the Nativity School of Worcester because, he says, by displaying them the school...
First gay US Episcopal bishop recalls kind support of late Desmond Tutu
Among the worldwide tributes to the late Archbishop and Nobel Peace Prize-winner Desmond Tutu come the recollections of the Right Rev. Gene Robinson of New Hampshire, the United States' first gay Episcopal...
SCOTUS hears Maine case weighing religious ‘freedom’ vs. LGBTQ rights
The US Supreme Court yesterday heard arguments in a case questioning the denial of state-funded tuition assistance to parents who want to send their kids to private religious schools in rural regions...
Boston College exhibit celebrates history of LGBTQ Catholics in US
Apropos of LGBTQ History Month (October) and reflective of a strong LGBTQ presence on a campus whose leadership seems to struggle to accept them, Boston College's School of Theology and Ministry has teamed...
‘I Was Born This Way’: In Memoriam, Archbishop Carl Bean
(May 26, 1944–September 7, 2021)
This May, when Lady Gaga celebrated the 10-year anniversary of her hit album "Born this Way," she gave an acknowledgment shoutout to Archbishop Carl...
