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Rome · RomeJames Longman, a foreign correspondent of ABC News in the U.S. described himself as “culturally Catholic.” James Longman In an interview with Instinct magazine, the British-born gay man said he moved away from the faith when he came to acceept his sexuality, but he still held onto some of the traditions: “I’ve always considered myself culturally Catholic, if that’s a thing. I light candles for my Grandmaman whenever I’m in a church. I do the sig…Read Article
Journalist's Journey Back to Catholicism - New Ways Ministry

United States · United StatesToday’s reflection is by Bondings 2.0 contributor Michaelangelo Allocca. Today’s liturgical readings for the Twentieth Sunday in Ordinary Time are available here. Today’s lectionary readings offer quite a menu of moods and imagery to choose from: there’s some doom in one, and if you don’t like that, you can find gloom in another, and if you don’t like that, how about some catastrophe in another? The gospel passage alone is one of the most concen…Read Article
Doom, Gloom, Catastrophe. Oh, Joy! - New Ways Ministry

Church · Germany(OSV News) — A German Catholic spokesman has defended his church’s approach to blessing same-sex couples, despite evidence of deep disagreement among the country’s bishops. “Members of the German bishops’ conference and Central Committee of German Catholics have adopted a guide for pastoral workers on blessing couples not married in church — they’ve recommended diocesan bishops proceed in accordance with its spirit,” explained Matthias Kopp, spo…See the Story