<p>Here is a sampling of the media work done by Dignity spokespeople across the country between Oct. 13-15 2014.</p> <p>Marianne Duddy-Burke in piece from Religion News Service Rome Bureau (ran internationally as well as in major US news outlets including <em>Washington Post Boston Globe Los Angeles Times</em> etc.) <a href=http://www.religionnews.com/2014/10/10/vatican-debate-gays-provokes-strong-reaction-corners/>http://www.religionnews.com/2014/10/10/vatican-debate-gays-provokes-strong-reaction-corners/</a></p> <p>Chicago: Contrast the response of Dignity leader Chris Pett with that of the Archdiocese in this Page 1 piece from the <em>Tribune. </em>&nbsp;<a href=http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-catholics-gays-met-20141014-story.html?dssReturn#page=1&amp;z=02155&amp;z=55408>http://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-catholics-gays-met-20141014-story.html?dssReturn#page=1&amp;z=02155&amp;z=55408</a></p> <p>Jeff Stone DignityUSA Media Relations Director on two prominent New York TV stations:</p> <p>WPIX-TV<strong> </strong><a href=http://pix11.com/2014/10/13/vatican-proposes-stunning-shift-on-gays-lesbians/>http://pix11.com/2014/10/13/vatican-proposes-stunning-shift-on-gays-lesbians/</a></p> <p>WCBS-TV <a href=http://newyork.cbslocal.com/video/10684919-vatican-makes-stunning-shift-on-divorce-homosexuality/>http://newyork.cbslocal.com/video/10684919-vatican-makes-stunning-shift-on-divorce-homosexuality/</a></p> <p>VP Lewis Speaks-Tanner on NYC drivetime radio. Interview begins at 15:10 <a href=http://www.wabcradio.com/page.php?page_id=6263>http://www.wabcradio.com/page.php?page_id=6263</a></p> <p>Dignity/Philadelphia President on WHYY Public Radio. :&nbsp;<a href=http://whyy.org/cms/radiotimes/2014/10/15/a-shift-in-tone-from-the-catholic-church/>http://whyy.org/cms/radiotimes/2014/10/15/a-shift-in-tone-from-the-catholic-church/</a></p> <p>Former DignityUSA President Sam Sinnett&nbsp;on CBS News in St. Louis:&nbsp;http://stlouis.cbslocal.com/2014/10/15/vaticans-seemingly-new-openness-toward-gays-welcomed-by-local-lgbt-catholics/ &nbsp;&nbsp;</p> <p>Marianne Duddy-Burke on WGBH radio:&nbsp;http://wgbhnews.org/post/bpr-vatican-congress-opera&nbsp;</p> <p>Two members of Dignity/Houston in the Houston Chronicle:&nbsp;http://www.houstonchronicle.com/news/houston-texas/houston/article/From-Rome-Catholic-bishops-report-on-family-5820429.php &nbsp;</p> <p>Seattle NBC affiliate <a href=http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/seattle/2014/10/14/seattle-area-reacts-to-catholic-stance-on-gays/17237149/>http://www.king5.com/story/news/local/seattle/2014/10/14/seattle-area-reacts-to-catholic-stance-on-gays/17237149/</a></p> <p>CRUX (All Things Catholic project of the Boston Globe) profiles the Duddy-Burke Family <a href=http://www.cruxnow.com/faith/2014/10/14/imagine-how-it-could-be-to-have-our-kids-fully-accepted-in-the-church/>http://www.cruxnow.com/faith/2014/10/14/imagine-how-it-could-be-to-have-our-kids-fully-accepted-in-the-church/</a></p> <p>Dignity/Washington President Dan Barutta and member Kenneth Dowling on ABC-7. Be sure to stay tuned for the comments from daily Mass attendees. <a href=http://www.wjla.com/video/2014/10/vatican-shift-on-gays-divorced-people.html>http://www.wjla.com/video/2014/10/vatican-shift-on-gays-divorced-people.html</a></p> <p>Jeff Stone and Marianne Duddy-Burke&nbsp;quoted in a thoughtful editorial in&nbsp;<em>Gay City News:&nbsp;</em>http://gaycitynews.nyc/words-offer-comfort-deeds-summon-grace/</p> <p>Marianne in <em>International Business Times</em>: <a href=http://www.ibtimes.com/gay-catholics-welcome-church-vatican-comments-yield-cautious-optimism-1704895>http://www.ibtimes.com/gay-catholics-welcome-church-vatican-comments-yield-cautious-optimism-1704895</a></p> <p>Dignity/San Francisco Co-Chair Ernest Camisa in the San Francisco Chronicle:&nbsp;http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Bishops-say-gays-have-gifts-to-offer-church-5820423.php&nbsp;</p> <p>Lifesite&nbsp;News:&nbsp;https://www.lifesitenews.com/news/gay-activists-praise-synod-mid-term-report-total-reversals-of-earlier-churc</p> <p>Washington <em>Blade</em> <a href=http://www.washingtonblade.com/2014/10/13/catholic-bishops-gays-gifts-offer-church/>http://www.washingtonblade.com/2014/10/13/catholic-bishops-gays-gifts-offer-church/</a></p> <p><em>Philadelphia Gay News</em>:&nbsp;<a href=http://www.epgn.com/news/local/8049-locals-respond-to-shift-in-catholic-language>http://www.epgn.com/news/local/8049-locals-respond-to-shift-in-catholic-language</a></p> <p>KUOW Radio: Jeannie Yandel talks with Leo Egashira representative for Dignity Seattle which ministers to LGBT Catholics about the Vatican&#39;s gay-positive statements coming from an ongoing synod of cardinals: http://kuow.org/post/will-seattles-lgbt-catholics-reunite-church</p> <p>Philadelphia CBS affiliate:&nbsp;<a href=http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/video/10714040-vote-on-final-report-compiling-two-weeks-of-discussion-at-the-vatican-could-be-contentious/>http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/video/10714040-vote-on-final-report-compiling-two-weeks-of-discussion-at-the-vatican-could-be-contentious/</a></p> <p>Al Jazeera - link not functional&nbsp;</p> <p>ABC News Radio &ndash; link not functional</p> <p>Is there a backtrack?&nbsp; CNN <a href=http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/14/world/vatican-backtrack-gays/index.html>http://www.cnn.com/2014/10/14/world/vatican-backtrack-gays/index.html</a></p> <p>Marianne Duddy-Burke on WBUR&#39;s On Point&nbsp;http://onpoint.wbur.org/2014/10/16/lgbtq-divorcees-catholic-church-change#comme</p> <p><em>DignityUSA President Lourdes Rodriguez has been asked to appear on Telemundo&rsquo;s <em>Enfoque</em>. The taping of that show has been postponed. We hope it will be rescheduled next week for airing on Sunday October 26.</em></p> <p>If you have done some media work that we missed please send a quick description and the link to <a href=mailto:execdir@dignityusa.org>execdir@dignityusa.org</a>. It has been great to have so many Dignity voices heard these last few days.</p> <p>The final report from the Extraordinary Synod on the Family is due out early the week of Oct. 20 2014. Look for more activity then!</p>