Press Release
LGBT Catholics Hail Supreme Court Decision to Make Marriage Equality the Law of the U.S.
Contact: Marianne Duddy-Burke, 617-668-7810
Boston, June 26, 2015. DignityUSA, the organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Catholics, cheered today’s Supreme Court’s sweeping decision that strikes down state bans on same-sex marriage, and makes marriage equality the law of the land throughout the U.S.
Catholic Groups Applaud Vatican Report as "First Step" in Reconciling with U.S. Sisters
Demand immediate removal of sanctions against LCWR leadership
For Immediate Release: December 16, 2014
Organizational media contacts: See list below
For general background:
Kate McElwee: (Rome) +39 06 320 3331 kmcelwee@womensordination.org
Black LGBT Religious Leaders Act with Historically Black Churches: “Black Bodies Matter”
December 11, 2014
Contact: Ann Craig Craignewyork @ gmail.com
LGBT Black Christians and faith leaders join tens of thousands of historically Black congregations/denominations and allies to wear black to church on Sunday, December 14 in response to police brutality: “Black LGBT bodies must matter, too!”
Catholic Women: "Our Absence Means Synod Lacks Credibility"
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Pope Francis:Support U.S. Nuns & Remove the Unjust Mandate Against LCWR
~~16 Catholic Organizations Call on Pope Francis to Apologize to U.S. Nuns; Launch Petition
Washington, DC - The Leadership Conference of Women Religious (LCWR), an umbrella group representing 80% of the 57,000 nuns in the United States, remains under scrutiny from the Vatican's Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith (CDF).
Pope’s Comments Signal New Direction for Catholic Church
LGBT Catholics Welcome Pastoral Tone and Substance
Contacts:
Marianne Duddy-Burke, 617-669-7810
Jeff Stone, 646-418-7039
Statement on Decision by Cardinal Sean O’Malley to Bar Fr. Helmut Schüller from Catholic Property
For Immediate Release 6/24/13
National Contacts: Erin Saiz Hanna, ehanna@womensordination.org202.675.1006Sr.
Christine Schenk, chris@futurechurch.org216.513.3647
Boston Contacts: Nick Ingala Voice of the Faithful 617-291-3495 Cell, nickingala@votf.org