The former auxiliary bishop of Pittsburgh and current bishop of Providence, Rhode Island, is facing backlash on social media after he tweeted that Catholics should not support or attend LGBTQ Pride Month events. The tweet from Thomas Tobin read as follows:

“A reminder that Catholics should not support or attend LGBTQ “Pride Month” events held in June. They promote a culture and encourage activities that are contrary to Catholic faith and morals. They are especially harmful for children.”

Actress Mia Farrow was among 60,000 people who replied on Twitter, calling the bishop’s comments “pure ignorance & bigotry.” Farrow and many others who criticized the tweet also referred to the sex abuse of children by clergy.

On Sunday, Tobin defended the tweet saying it was his obligation to teach the faith “clearly and compassionately, even on very difficult and sensitive issues..and he says he has received widespread support for his words.

Critics are calling on Pittsburgh Bishop David Zubik to condemn Bishop Tobin’s words. But so far, there has been no response from Zubik.

LONDON (AP) — Did President Donald Trump fistbump Queen Elizabeth II when they shook hands at Buckingham Palace?

News photographs made it look as if he did, prompting some to claim on Twitter that the president was not showing the proper respect for Britain’s monarch, but really it was just a slightly awkward handshake.

Joe Little, managing editor of Majesty magazine, says that what looked like a fistbump was really just an unusually firm handshake.

Little said Monday that it was simply an odd camera angle and that it was just a robust handshake. He says that sometimes when people shake the queen’s hand, they treat her like porcelain china, but this wasn’t that.

He says some people just shake the tips of the queen’s fingers out of deference.

Little says Trump did follow proper protocol by not offering the queen his hand to shake but waiting instead for her to offer her hand.

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers in Pennsylvania want the state to provide millions of dollars in grants to protect houses of worship from hate crimes in the wake of October’s deadly mass shooting at a Pittsburgh synagogue. Senate Minority Leader Jay Costa said Monday that forthcoming legislation seeks $10 million in grants. The grants could go toward security improvements for faith-based organizations or to protect community events that support tolerance, respect and understanding.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — A former Pennsylvania gymnastics coach has pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a teenage girl. Forty-eight-year-old Keith Callen of Sarver pleaded guilty Monday to aggravated indecent assault, sexual assault by a sports official and other offenses. Allegheny County prosecutors say Callen began molesting a 14-year-old gymnast in 2013. Authorities say the assaults continued for nearly two years. Prosecutors agreed to a prison sentence of two to four years in exchange for the plea.

Donald Trump lashed out at London Mayor Sadiq Khan on Monday, calling him a “stone-cold loser” after the mayor criticized the British government for inviting the U.S. president for a state visit. On Monday, Trump arrived in Britain with his wife Melania for a three day visit, and he had already blasted Khan before his plane touched down. In a second tweet, Trump compared Khan New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio, who is seeking the Democratic Party’s nomination to oppose Trump in next year’s election. He said – quote – Khan “reminds me very much of our very dumb and incompetent Mayor of NYC, de Blasio, who has also done a terrible job – only half his height,”

Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden declared Saturday that the Equality Act would be his top legislative priority, an effort to enshrine LGBTQ protections into the nation’s labor and civil rights laws. The former vice president shared his hopes of signing the legislation as part of a keynote address to hundreds of activists at the Human Rights Campaign’s annual Ohio gala on the first day of Pride Month. In a half-hour at the lectern, his remarks ranged from emotional tributes to his audience and their personal endurance to condemnations of President Donald Trump.

THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE POLICE ARE INVESTIGATING AN INCIDENT INVOLVING AN ALLEGED ASSAULT. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO HAS DETAILS. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

The Moon Transportation Authority (MTA) celebrated the ground-breaking of the Thorn Run Interchange Improvement Project in Moon Township on Friday. Beaver County Radio News Correspondent Sandy Giordano has more. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

HUNDREDS OF STUDENTS GRADUATED FROM THE BEAVER COUNTY CAREER AND TECHNOLOGY CENTER OVER THE WEEKEND. BEAVER COUNTY RADIO NEWS CORRESPONDENT SANDY GIORDANO WAS THERE. Click on ‘play’ to hear Sandy’s report…

The Ellwood City Wolves Club is handing out several thousand dollars in scholarships to ten area seniors. The six students from Lincoln and four from Riverside high schools were recognized during the club’s annual scholarship dinner last month, with more than 15-thousand-740 dollars in scholarships awarded toward their college education. The organization’s president told the Beaver County Times the Wolves Club is proud to aid these students as they enter a new and challenging phase of their lives.