New guidance and policies on ministering to people experiencing gender dysphoria released Jan. 16 by the Diocese of Des Moines, Iowa, call for compassion and coherence with the church's teaching on gender and identity.
The document, "Gender Identity Guide and Policies," highlights scriptural
In her latest column, Sister Nancy Usselmann, the director of the Pauline Center for Media Studies in Los Angeles, writes about the need for Christian anthropology as a way to combat the society push of gender ideology: “Societal talk about gender identity
Catholic bishops in Australia have released guidelines for the country's almost 2,000 Catholic schools on gender, urging school leaders to resist pressure to adopt the "dominant rhetoric around gender."
"Created and Loved: A guide for Catholic schools on identity and gender" outlines a
The Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska, faced significant backlash last week when it announced a policy on human sexuality, saying among other things, that students must comport themselves according to their biological sex. A similar outcry was raised the same week against the
A number of Catholic and other faith-based associations and groups, including dioceses, have joined in supporting an amicus brief filed in a court case on how the Biden administration's proposal to broaden the interpretation of Title IX provisions could affect nonprofit organizations,
Lenny DeLorenzo, in his 10th Letter to Young Catholics, discusses the Catholic view of the proper role of sexuality in relationships. He writes: “The Catholic understanding of sex is not, not about pleasure. Rather, this is all about fulfillment, which is not
In its latest editorial, the Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board addresses the cultural change surrounding gender. The board writes: “In recent years, a new vocabulary has been created around gender, and it has become increasingly common to believe one’s gender ‘identity’ is
In an essay originally published by Public Discourse, Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan warns Catholics of the harm that the Equality Act could do to religious freedom. He writes: “While the name sounds appealing — who is not in favor of equality? —
If the House of Representatives passes the Equality Act, its mandates will "discriminate against people of faith" by adversely affecting charities and their beneficiaries, conscience rights, women’s sports, "and sex-specific facilities," said the chairmen of five U.S. bishops' committees.
The bill, known as
Within hours of being sworn in on Jan. 20, President Joe Biden issued an executive order that was hailed by LGBTQ activists as “the most substantive, wide-ranging executive order concerning sexual orientation and gender identity ever issued by a United States president.”