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U.S. Catholic bishops urge support for LGBT youth By Associated Press Share: 3 Photos FILE - In this Jan. 6, 2017 file photo, Cardinal Joseph Tobin gives the homily during a Mass installing him as the new archbishop of Newark, in Newark, N.J. Declaring "God is on your side," Tobin along with the archbishop of Santa Fe, N.M., and six other U.S. bishops issued a statement Monday, Jan. 25, 2021, expressing support for LGBT youth and denouncing the bullying often directed at the...

Catholic bishops call on Biden to change reality at Mexican border Jan 29, 2021 national correspondent Migrants deported from the U.S. cross the Paso del Norte International Bridge in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, Jan. 25, 2021. On Jan. 20, U.S. President Joe Biden revoked a 2017 executive order authorizing massive expansion of immigration enforcement in the U.S. and implemented a 100-day moratorium on certain deportations. (Credit: Jose Luis Gonzalez/Reuters, via CNS). When Bishop Mark Seitz arrived ...

By DAVID CRARY AP National Writer NEW YORK (AP) — Declaring “God is on your side,” a Roman Catholic cardinal, an archbishop and six other U.S. bishops issued a statement this week expressing support for LGBT youth and denouncing the bullying often directed at them. “All people of goodwill should help, support and defend LGBT youth,” said the statement released Monday by the Tyler Clementi Foundation, named for the Rutgers University student who took his own life in 2010 after being re...

Activists demonstrate in support of LGBTQ rights outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington Oct. 8, 2019. (CNS/Reuters/Jonathan Ernst) While some Catholic bishops — including a cardinal — recently signed a statement in support of LGBTQ youth, others released a statement opposing an executive order by the Biden administration extending federal nondiscrimination protections to LGBTQ people. The statement says Jesus taught mercy and compassion for all, particularly those wh...

NEW YORK (AP) — Declaring “God is on your side,” a Roman Catholic cardinal, an archbishop and six other U.S. bishops issued a statement Monday expressing

God is on your side: Group of US Catholic bishops call for support, defend LGBT youth against bullying Published  article FILE - Archbishop of Newark in the United States of America Joseph William Tobin (R) walks after kneeling before Pope Francis to pledge allegiance and become cardinal, on Nov. 19, 2016 during a consistory at Peters basilica. NEW YORK - Declaring "God is on your side," a Roman Catholic cardinal, an archbishop and six other U.S. bishops issued a statement Monday expressi...

Altar server Angelo Alcasabas prepares the altar during an annual "Pre-Pride Festive Mass" at St. Francis of Assisi Church in New York City June 29, 2019. (CNS photo/Gregory A. Shemitz) A group of U.S. Catholic bishops, including a cardinal and an archbishop, have signed a statement of support for L.G.B.T. youth, telling them, “God created you, God loves you and God is on your side.” “As we see in the Gospels, Jesus Christ taught love, mercy and welcome for all people, especially for thos...

A group of Catholic bishops issues statement condemning bullying of LGBTQ youth The signers also directed part of their comments directly to LGBTQ people, saying, ‘know that God created you, God loves you and God is on your side.’ Photo by Mercedes Mehling/Unsplash/Creative Commons January 25, 2021 (RNS) — A group of U.S. Catholic bishops has released a statement condemning the bullying of LGBTQ youth, insisting “all people of goodwill should help, support, and defend” t...

NEW YORK —  Declaring “God is on your side,” a Roman Catholic cardinal, an archbishop and six other U.S. bishops issued a statement Monday expressing support for LGBT youth and denouncing the bullying often directed at them. “All people of goodwill should help, support and defend LGBT youth,” said the statement released by the Tyler Clementi Foundation, named for the Rutgers University student who took his own life in 2010 after being recorded on a webcam kissing another man. Among ...

and so im very excited to be here on january 8, the 200th anniversary for when they launched a revolution and try to conquer new orleans. you might be wondering, why did the slaves pic january 8, 1811, 200 years ago today? or three reasons the slaves chose january peak, 1811. let me describe to you a scene. 1811, the planters gathered, cut open a king cake. it was an epiphany. after cutting open the king cake, the dancing began. they danced english dances, french dances, men spoke to g...