Vatican: Bishops should be led by pope on family
By NICOLE WINFIELD The Vatican urged bishops on Tuesday to be guided by Pope Francis and the “turning point” of a recent meeting on family issues that sought to provide…
Gays and lesbians
Bishop to restore defrocked pastor’s credentials
By MARYCLAIRE DALE and MICHAEL RUBINKAM ILE – In this June 20, 2014, file photo, Frank Schaefer, a United Methodist Church pastor who was defrocked for officiating his son Tim’s…
Obama says he’ll build up manufacturing
By JIM KUHNHENN President Barack Obama waves as he walks with first lady Michelle Obama on their return to the White House from a trip to California, Monday, June 16,…
80,000 party at Israel gay parade, area’s biggest
By IAN DEITCH A U.S. flag is raised alongside a pride flag on the U.S. Embassy a day before the Gay Pride Parade in Tel Aviv, Israel, Thursday, June 12,…
JUDGE: VA. SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BAN UNCONSTITUTIONAL
By BROCK VERGAKIS FILE – In this Dec. 18, 2013 file photo, Virginia Attorney General-elect Mark Herring smiles during a news conference at the Capitol in Richmond, Va. A federal…
UN COMMITTEE BLASTS VATICAN ON SEX AB– USE, ABORTION
By NICOLE WINFIELD Kirsten Sandberg, center, chairperson of the U.N. human rights committee on the rights of the child, talks to committee members Maria Herczog, right, and Benyam Mezmur during…
PROTESTS OVER RUSSIAN ANTI-GAY LAW FOCUS ON SOCHI
By DAVID CRARY FILE – In this Saturday, Aug. 10, 2013 file photo, demonstrators stage a theatrical play where gays are grabbed by others wearing masks of Russian President Vladimir…
3 GAY REPUBLICANS TRYING TO MAKE ELECTION HISTORY
By STEVE PEOPLES In this Jan. 13, 2014 photo, New Hampshire Republican Congressional candidate Dan Innis, right, poses with his partner Doug Palardy, in Portsmouth, N.H. The GOP’s formal platform,…