New Ways Ministry

Top Vatican and U.S. church officials back new gay-friendly book
- Church in the US, Religion News Service
- Apr 9, 2017
Father James Martin’s new book, “Building a Bridge,” includes several blurbs from top figures in the Catholic Church’s hierarchy which is a surprising break from the past. This seems to indicate a sea change during the papacy of Pope Francis.
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Rally planned to support fired gay church worker in Maryland
- Life
- Jan 8, 2016
For nearly two years, Jeffrey Higgins led parishioners in song at Mother Seton Catholic Church in Germantown, Maryland, at three or four Masses each weekend. But this Sunday, he’ll find himself outside, joining protesters upset about his firing as a part-time cantor following an anonymous complaint that he married his
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A gay Catholic activist hopes for a softer tone and a merciful attitude
- Life
- Oct 9, 2015
As 270 Catholic bishops from around the world debate issues related to the family inside the Vatican’s Synod Hall from Oct. 4-25, activists, advocacy groups, and ordinary people with a cause to promote or a question to raise have descended on Rome to be active on the sidelines of the
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Meeting aims to stop the firings of Catholic LGBT employees
- Life
- Apr 27, 2015
CHICAGO — A group of Catholic activists gathered in Chicago over the weekend for a brainstorming session aimed at stopping the firings of gay employees, Crux has learned. The “Church Worker Justice Strategy Session” was held at the Catholic Theological Union Friday through Sunday. Representatives from several organizations — Catholics
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Gay Catholics on the synod: Can we talk?
- Life
- Oct 20, 2014
Catholics hoping for change in how the Church talks about gays and lesbians reacted with disappointment after a tumultuous week in Rome that saw new language in how the Church addressed those in same-sex relationships, revisions of that language, and finally, a lack of consensus as to how the Church
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