In the lead-up to the encyclical a number of friends, colleagues, and pundits have wondered what place teaching on gender and sexuality would occupy in Pope Francis’ treatment of faith and ecology. If the question seems a strange one it is not without warrant. Building on John Paul II’s

Most Americans—including people from every major religious group—predict gay marriage will be legalized nationwide when a hotly anticipated Supreme Court ruling is announced later this month. Among those who favor legalizing same-sex marriage, 80 percent think the high court will rule th

A growing number of LGBT Ugandans are fleeing to neighboring Kenya to escape violence and persecution, a Ugandan Catholic priest says.People are beaten, raped, evicted and dismissed from their jobs because of their sexual identity or orientation, the Rev. Anthony Musaala said during a talk at A

Pope Francis’ penchant for cold-calling Catholics has become a well-known sign of his warmth, candor and attention to individuals. And although not everyone can expect to receive a personal phone call from the pope it does not hurt to be prepared. So we asked a few members of the fai

The New Monastics seek a catholicism more universal than what the Catholic Church normally practices.

New short film looks at ambivalent place of LGBT identity in the church

Editor’s Note: In “Why Go to Mass?” (4/13), Mary Ann Walsh, R.S.M., wrote, “To evoke lively conversations, ask why so many Catholics no longer go to Mass.” We did that, and because of the volume of responses, this week’s Reply All is dedicated to that topic.Listen

A divided archdiocese calls for mercy and imagination, not digging in and building bunkers.

It's notable a scholastic's superiors granted him permission to publicly identify as gay.

The ldquo religious freedom rdquo law signed last week by Gov Mike Pence was an act of defiance against the inevitability of same-sex marriage in Indiana and across the United States It was a face-saving gesture a nearly toothless victory for the gay marriage opponents invited to the bill-signi