Human sexuality
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Cardinal Fernández responds to uproar over sexually explicit book: ‘I certainly would not write [that] now’
Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, one of the most powerful men in the Vatican, responded to criticism about a book he... Read more
Rediscovered book by Cardinal Fernández features graphic erotic passages on ‘spirituality and sensuality’
The 1998 book’s provocative, sexually-charged themes are likely to add further scrutiny to the already embattled prefect of the Vatican’s... Read more
Bishop Barron in ‘frank disagreement’ with Synod on Synodality’s report on ‘development of moral teaching’
Bishop Robert Barron was not the only bishop to highlight the Synod on Synodality’s discussion of the relationship between “love... Read more
‘The truth that has been given to us’: Norway’s Bishop Varden on speaking about sexuality
Bishop Erik Varden spoke to CNA about the role of a bishop and why the Nordic bishops’ conference chose to... Read more
Nordic bishops issue letter affirming Church teaching on human sexuality
The pastoral letter was read aloud at Mass at Catholic churches in Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, and Iceland. Read more
Report: Catholic medical school teaching gender-transition therapies
A guest lecturer at Georgetown University's School of Medicine has advocated the use of puberty blockers, feminizing and masculinizing hormone... Read more
German ‘Synodal Way’ a ‘conscious statement against Catechism,’ says official
The German “Synodal Way” is aiming to change the Church’s teaching on homosexuality by proposing “a conscious statement against the... Read more
Notre Dame students disturbed by anti-Catholic rhetoric
Students and observers are reacting to a hand-painted sign, posted outside an academic hall at the University of Notre Dame,... Read more
Natural family planning, theology of the body – the Church's 'best-kept secrets'
If you ask Archbishop Aquila, theology of the body and natural family planning – both practical resources on human sexuality... Read more
