(CNN) — A Roman Catholic priest who allegedly denied Holy Communion to a lesbian at her mother’s Maryland funeral has been placed on administrative leave, the Archdiocese of Washington said. A ...

As her elderly mother was dying, Barbara Johnson lay next to her on the hospital bed, reciting the "Hail Mary." Loetta Johnson, 85, had been a devout Catholic, raising her four children in the church ...

Barbara Johnson, who was denied communion at her mother’s funeral because she’s a lesbian, last night spoke with MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell. You’ll remember, the priest, Father Marcel Guarnizo, a ...

Barbara Johnson was denied communion by Guarnizo last month, when not only did the priest refuse her, but then claimed he was ill and would not even travel to the burial. The Washington Archdioscese ...

According to Catholic Church policy, those considered to be "sinners" should be treated with dignity and should not be denied Communion in a... There's been lots of talk on the Web and the news ...

GAITHERSBURG, Md. (WUSA) -- It's been an extremely difficult week for Barbara Johnson --perhaps the most difficult week of her life. It all started on Saturday at St. John Neumann Catholic Church in ...

WASHINGTON — Deep in grief, Barbara Johnson stood first in the line for Communion at her mother’s funeral Saturday morning. But the priest in front of her immediately made it clear that she would not ...

GILLETTE - Leah Vader and Lynne Huskinson, a lesbian couple who got married in Canada last August, sent a letter recently to their state legislator decrying a Wyoming bill that would deny recognition ...

GILLETTE, Wyo. — Leah Vader and Lynne Huskinson, a lesbian couple who got married in Canada last August, sent a letter recently to their state legislator decrying a Wyoming bill that would deny ...