Bishop John Stowe, OFM Conv, bishop of Lexington KY and bishop president of Pax Christi USA, is the 2024 recipient of the New Ways Ministry Building Bridges award.
All are welcome to attend the award ceremony and reception to be held on Friday, November 15, 7-9:30 PM at Trinity Washington University (125 Michigan Avenue NE) in Washington, DC.
Click here to visit the New Ways Ministry website to buy a ticket for the ceremony or to purchase an ad in the program book.
The Board of New Ways Ministry instituted the Bridge Building Award to acknowledge those individuals who by their scholarship, leadership, or witness have promoted discussion, understanding, and reconciliation between the LGBTQ+ community and the Catholic Church.
In addition to leading and participating in numerous LGBTQ+ events, Bishop Stowe supported the Tyler Clementi Foundation statement to protect vulnerable youth and the federal Equality Act, although this act was opposed by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. He has stood alongside the LGBTQ+ Catholic community by accepting a transgender man as a hermit in his diocese.
Whether it has been through his welcoming call for pastoral ministry, his support for civil protections for LGBTQ+ people, or his advocacy for more compassionate responses from the U.S. hierarchy, Bishop Stowe has moved the Catholic conversation on LGBTQ+ issues in a decidedly positive direction.
Remarks by Bishop Stowe will follow the presentation of the award.
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