Tag: Same-sex marriage
Britain votes to legalize abortion, same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland
MANCHESTER, England — Abortion and same-sex marriage will be made legal in Northern Ireland unless self-government in the province is restored within three months.
The...
East European church leaders fret about same-sex marriage ruling
WARSAW, Poland — Catholic leaders in central Europe vowed to uphold church teachings on marriage after Europe’s highest court ruled same-sex married couples should...
Supreme Court wedding cake ruling is partial victory: Doerflinger op-ed
By Richard Doerflinger
On June 4, in Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, the U.S. Supreme Court delivered a limited victory for religious freedom.
Jack...
Supreme Court sides with religious freedom in same-sex wedding cake dispute
WASHINGTON -- In a 7-2 decision June 4, the Supreme Court sided with a Colorado baker in a case that put anti-discrimination laws up...
Supreme Court has unfinished business before end of current term
WASHINGTON -- As the Supreme Court prepares to wrap up its current term by the end of June, Catholic Church leaders are among those...
Bishop Malooly’s statement regarding Biden officiating at same-sex marriage
Bishop Malooly sent the following statement to priests of the Diocese of Wilmington, Aug. 5, after Vice President Joe Biden officiated at a same-sex...
Wrong count on same-sex: Anglicans in Canada correct result of marriage...
TORONTO — In a turn of events, the Anglican Church of Canada said yes to a same-sex marriage proposal after a voting error was...
Viewpoint: Supreme Court does not decide what is or is not...
Catholic News Service
An amendment to the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 2010 added acts of violence against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender...
Court rules same-sex marriage legal nationwide
Catholic News Service
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- In a landmark ruling, a divided Supreme Court June 26 said same-sex marriage is constitutional nationwide.
"The nature of marriage...
Church needs ‘reality check’ after Irish vote for same-sex marriage, says...
Catholic News Service
DUBLIN — Archbishop Diarmuid Martin of Dublin has said the church needs a “reality check” after Irish voters overwhelmingly supported same-sex marriage.
Ireland...