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Fr. James Martin disinvited from speaking engagement over protests
Fr. James Martin, S.J., an editor at America magazine, has been disinvited from speaking at the Theological College, a seminary... Read more
Did this group lose its fundraising page because of its view on marriage?
A non-profit group dedicated to studying and explaining the effects of the sexual revolution claims that its ability to process... Read more
California bill seeks to punish 'misgendering' with jail time
A new bill in California would punish the ‘misgendering’ of nursing home and long-term care patients with hefty fines and... Read more
In rare WSJ op-ed, Cardinal Sarah says Fr. Martin's LGBT outreach falls short
Catholic outreach to LGBT individuals must always include the truth about Catholic teaching and chastity, Cardinal Robert Sarah said in... Read more
Spanish court throws out 'hate crime' complaint against archbishop
A Spanish state prosecutor has dismissed a ‘hate crime’ complaint against the Archbishop of Granada after an LGBT activist group... Read more
Vatican clarifies: Gay couple received standard form letter from Pope, not endorsement
A congratulatory letter sent from Pope Francis to a same-sex couple regarding the baptism of their children was a standard... Read more
Transgender military ban applauded for respecting biology, the common good
After President Donald Trump announced on Wednesday that persons identifying as transgender could not serve in the U.S. military, theologians... Read more
Fr. James Martin's LGBT book: Where it's strong, where it falls short
There’s been a lot of chatter about Fr. James Martin’s new book, “Building a Bridge: How the Catholic Church and... Read more
Refusal to teach LGBT issues could fail a Jewish school in Britain
A Jewish girls' school has received a failing report from a British education standards monitor because it did not teach... Read more
Oregon offers 'third-gender' option on driver's licenses
Starting next month, Oregon will be the first state to offer a non-binary option on forms of DMV identification for... Read more
The need for a Catholic ministry to transgendered persons
Walt Heyer remembers the moment when he started desiring to be a girl. Read more
Lawsuit says farmer's market wrongly barred Catholic farmer
Catholic farmer Steve Tennes says the city of East Lansing, Mich. illegally barred his family-run farm from the city farmer's... Read more
Archbishop Aquila allows Boy Scout troops under Catholic guidelines
Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila of Denver has announced that parishes in his diocese may continue to charter Boy Scout troops,... Read more
In North Carolina, more changes for disputed bathroom law
North Carolina has modified its law on gender identity and the use of bathrooms and locker rooms, after facing pressure... Read more
Lawsuit says girl in boys' locker room violated student privacy
A Pennsylvania high school wrongly allowed a female student into the boys’ locker room and violated an undressing male student’s... Read more
Texas advances bill on transgender bathrooms, but fate unclear
The Texas Senate has passed a bill that would require people to use bathrooms based on the sex on their... Read more
Supreme Court sends transgender student case back to lower court
The Supreme Court will not hear the case of a transgender student’s demand to access public school single-sex bathrooms, instead... Read more
Trump draws praise for withdrawing transgender bathroom regulation
On Wednesday night, the Trump administration withdrew an Obama-era guidance that had directed schools to allow students to use the... Read more
Why we need a religious freedom move from Trump – and soon
President Donald Trump must sign an executive order with broad protections for religious freedom, or global consequences could soon follow,... Read more
Trump drops Obama administration's transgender bathroom fight
President Donald Trump’s administration will stop fighting in court to implement the Obama administration’s transgender bathroom policy, leading to applause... Read more
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