New Ways Ministry
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Building Bridges between the LGBTQ+ Community and the Catholic Church since 1977 🏳️🌈
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New Ways Ministry Criticizes U.S. Bishops on Anti-Trans Health Policies - New Ways Ministry
New Ways Ministry's response to the U.S. bishops' conference's adoption of a new set of guidelines for Catholic hospitals forbidding the institutions to provide gender-affirming medical care to transg...
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November 18, 2025 at 6:29 PM
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Read our full analysis of the survey and Fr. Lucas Sharma's research on the blog: www.newwaysministry.org/2025/11/07/w...
What a Church With More Conservative Priests Means for LGBTQ+ Catholics - New Ways Ministry
Research suggests that papal attitudes, more than self-identified political leanings, determine how priests approach LGBTQ+ Catholics.
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November 7, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Read our full analysis of the survey and Fr. Lucas Sharma's research on the blog: www.newwaysministry.org/2025/11/07/w...
Learn more about Schepers and the bishops who organized the anti-LGBTQ+ prayer service on our blog:
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Bishop Chastises Leaders of 'Atonement' Prayer Service Opposing LGBTQ+ Pilgrims - New Ways Ministry
"There is no need for reparations for queer believers. True reparations lie ahead for the Church itself—for the wounds it has inflicted on queer people over decades."
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October 31, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Learn more about Schepers and the bishops who organized the anti-LGBTQ+ prayer service on our blog:
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It is the Church, and not queer Catholics, who must atone for its actions, Schepers said.
October 31, 2025 at 8:58 PM
It is the Church, and not queer Catholics, who must atone for its actions, Schepers said.
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How Helping Gaza Helps the Catholic LGBTQ+ Movement - New Ways Ministry
"It’s not God’s job to solve conflicts. It’s our task to deepen our faith, not God’s task to hand it to us."
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October 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Speaking with Bondings 2.0’s Elisa Belotti, Battaglio explored what this act of solidarity and peaceful resistance can teach Catholic LGBTQ+ activism today about justice, collective strength, and the enduring power of the “small” who dare to face the giants.
October 22, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Speaking with Bondings 2.0’s Elisa Belotti, Battaglio explored what this act of solidarity and peaceful resistance can teach Catholic LGBTQ+ activism today about justice, collective strength, and the enduring power of the “small” who dare to face the giants.
Read on the blog: www.newwaysministry.org/2025/10/10/i...
Indian Catholic College Hires Trans Woman as Professor - New Ways Ministry
“From a small government school in Valakkanampudi to the faculty halls of Loyola College, Dr. N. Jency’s journey is one of courage, brilliance, and hope."
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October 10, 2025 at 7:58 PM
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Read Chris Damian's column in the National Catholic Reporter here: www.ncronline.org/opinion/gues...
USCCB wrong to defend conversion therapy in Supreme Court case
Chris Damian finds the U.S. bishops' position in the lawsuit "a source of ecclesial scandal and personal pain."
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October 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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U.S. Bishops' Conference and Lay Catholics On Opposite Sides of Conversion Therapy Case - New Ways Ministry
An upcoming Supreme Court case finds Catholics arguing on both sides of a case about a law banning conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ people.
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October 6, 2025 at 7:29 PM
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Read Belotti's interview with Adelard Kananira, the founder of Gay Christian Africa, a project for dialogue between LGBTQ+ experiences and faith across the African continent: www.newwaysministry.org/2025/09/22/e...
Empty Chairs at the Jubilee for African Queer Catholics - New Ways Ministry
"The Church is failing to provide a place to exist or a refuge where you can seek authenticity and inner serenity."
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September 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Read Belotti's interview with Adelard Kananira, the founder of Gay Christian Africa, a project for dialogue between LGBTQ+ experiences and faith across the African continent: www.newwaysministry.org/2025/09/22/e...
Read Belotti's interview with the pilgrims: www.newwaysministry.org/2025/09/23/w...
Walking with Pride and Faith: LGBTQ+ Pilgrims on the Via Francigena - New Ways Ministry
"This pilgrimage added a spiritual dimension: to feel God’s love for who I am, just as for all of God’s children, including LGBTQ+ people."
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September 27, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Read Belotti's interview with the pilgrims: www.newwaysministry.org/2025/09/23/w...
The workshop was hosted by the St. Camillus Center for Pastoral Care in L.A., and sponsored by the Archdiocese of LA's Catholic Ministry to Gay and Lesbian People (CMGLP).
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Walking Together: LGBTQ+ Catholics in a Synodal Church - New Ways Ministry
This New Ways Ministry workshop hosted by our Senior Fellow Brian Flanigan explores how implementing synodality can allow Catholic institutions to better listen to LGBTQ+ experiences and foster a chur...
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September 22, 2025 at 7:08 PM
The workshop was hosted by the St. Camillus Center for Pastoral Care in L.A., and sponsored by the Archdiocese of LA's Catholic Ministry to Gay and Lesbian People (CMGLP).
Learn more: www.newwaysministry.org/walking-toge...
Learn more: www.newwaysministry.org/walking-toge...