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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
Catholic bishops see trouble in Trump-backed LGBT executive order
The U.S. bishops are concerned by the Trump administration’s decision to maintain a “troubling” Obama-era executive order that could demand... Read more
Boy Scouts accepts gender identity as new standard for admission
Citing legal and community changes, the Boy Scouts of America have said self-declared gender identity now determines youth eligibility for... Read more
How an unusual lawsuit could affect a Catholic hospital's religious liberty
A Catholic hospital faces an anti-discrimination lawsuit for cancelling a surgery to remove a uterus from a female who identifies... Read more
