by News Feed Editor | Feb 6, 2024 | Religion
NEW YORK (AP) — Even as Catholic dogma continues to repudiate same-sex marriage and gender transition, one of the most prominent religious orders in the United States — the Jesuits — is strengthening a unique outreach program for LGBTQ+ Catholics.The initiative —...
by News Feed Editor | Jan 4, 2024 | Religion
ROME (AP) — After pushback by some bishops in Africa, Poland and elsewhere, the Vatican on Thursday defended the recent move by Pope Francis to allow blessings for same-sex couples, insisting there is nothing “heretical” involved.In a five-page statement, the Holy...
by News Feed Editor | Sep 7, 2023 | Climate Change
GetyBy Tiffanie TurnbullBBC News, SydneyAustralian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese came to power last year promising the country would leave the climate “naughty corner”.Long considered a laggard, Australia would now cut emissions, become a renewable...
by News Feed Editor | Apr 12, 2023 | Religion
Photo by Veeka Skaya/Pixabay/Creative Commons(RNS) — When the Rev. Erin Jean Warde first became sober, she was totally comfortable with the “private sober life.” But, she jokes, God didn’t exactly respect her boundaries. After being invited to preach at a clergy vow...
by News Feed Editor | Mar 15, 2023 | Religion
(RNS) — An annual conference in the United States still can’t just up and leave the United Methodist Church.The United Methodist Judicial Council, the denomination’s top court, ruled again on that question in a decision released last week (March 7) as the church goes...