Tag: Family issues
Pink cake on canals: Amsterdam celebrates same-sex weddings
AMSTERDAM — A huge inflatable pink cake with candles spouting rainbow flames glided through the Amsterdam canals Thursday as the Dutch capital celebrated the...
Federal charges leveled against man in Everglades shooting
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — A Florida man who opened fire with an AK-47 rifle on officers inside Everglades National Park is facing federal charges,...
Lawsuit targets Virginia’s policies on transgender students
RICHMOND, Va. — A faith-based conservative group filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging Virginia's new state guidelines on the treatment of transgender students in public...
White House says it’s working on access to migrant centers
WASHINGTON — White House press secretary Jen Psaki declined to provide a specific date for when the media will get access to Border Patrol...
Loved ones struggle with why New Mexico friends were killed
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Jennifer Lannon loved her children, though she lost custody of them because of her struggle with prescription drug use. Just about...
Ruling denying adoption by same-sex Nebraska couple reversed
OMAHA, Neb. — The Nebraska Supreme Court on Friday reversed a ruling by a lower court judge who denied a same-sex couple’s petition to...
Germany: Theology professors blast Vatican gay union stance
BERLIN — More than 230 professors of Catholic theology in Germany and other countries where German is spoken have signed a statement protesting the...
Turkey withdraws from European treaty protecting women
ISTANBUL — Turkey has withdrawn from a landmark European treaty protecting women from violence that it was the first to sign 10 years ago...
Vatican cardinal defends gay union blessing ban amid dissent
ROME — A cardinal close to Pope Francis defended a recent Holy See pronouncement that priests cannot bless same-sex unions as the Vatican faced...
In Pope’s homeland, ex-priest leaves church over gay unions
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — A former priest and LGBTQ activist who has blessed same-sex unions in Pope Francis’ home country, Argentina, is leaving the...
