Posts by Freya Riedlin
New Jersey priest is suspended for supporting LGBT rights
Rev. Warren Hall of New Jersey was suspended in August for supporting “gay advocacy groups.” Arc...
Let’s exchange a sign of peace: LGBT rights campaign launched in Poland
Activists in Poland have launched a new campaign shining a light on the church’s treatment of LGBT...
New York archdiocese offers compensation for abuse survivors
On October 6, the New York Archdiocese launched a new compensation program “to pay victims of cler...
2016 Issue 3 Catholic Church Clergy abuse Pope Francis
Pope Francis’ anti–sex abuse panel
In September, Pope Francis made a major announcement regarding his Commission for the Protection of ...
2016 Issue 3 Catholic Church reform
Argentinian bishops release interpretation of Amoris Laetitia—claiming remarried couples may receive communion
Many have seen Amoris Laetitia as an attempt by Pope Francis to give more leeway to local churches t...
2016 Issue 3 Catholic Church Church and State Contraception public policy Religious Exemptions
Zubik public comment period
In May, the US Supreme Court punted Zubik v. Burwell back to the states, asking them to “arrive at...