Federal Appeals Court Rules Against LGBTQ+ Church Worker in Discrimination Lawsuit

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A U.S. federal appeals court in Indiana has ruled against a former employee at a Catholic high school fired over her same-gender marriage who had filed a discrimination lawsuit. Read More

Paulist Fathers Expelled from Newman Center as New Bishop Shifts LGBTQ+ Approach

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Paulist priests who have long headed ministry at The Ohio State University’s Catholic Newman Center have been removed by a newly-appointed bishop. It was a surprise move that some believe signals a more conservative approach to LGBTQ+ issues in the diocese, such as when the words "All Are Welcome" were removed from the Center's signage. Read More

Catholic Schools in Lafayette Diocese Are Latest to Impose Anti-Transgender Policy

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The Diocese of Lafayette, Louisiana is implementing a new policy requiring students, parents, faculty, and staff at Catholic schools to wear clothing and use the pronouns of “each person’s God-given sexual identity and biological sex at birth.” Read More

Franciscan Healthcare System to Deny Fertility Treatments to Most LGBTQ+ Employees

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A hospital system run by the Sisters of the Third Order of St. Francis in Illinois will begin covering fertility treatments in their employees’ health plans only to people in heterosexual marriages. Read More

Church’s Homosexuality Teaching Needs “Clear Adjustment,” Writes German Lay Leader

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The head of Germany's largest lay association has written that the church needs a "clear adjustment" in its teachings on homosexuality, coming the same week the Vatican issued further criticism of that nation's Synodal Way process. Read More

U.S. District Judge Dismisses Fired Gay Church Worker’s Discrimination Suit

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A U.S. District Court judge has dismissed a gay former Catholic school teacher’s discrimination lawsuit, which came after he was fired over eventual plans to marry his boyfriend. Read More

Diocese of Green Bay’s New Policy Compares Being Transgender to Sexual Abuse

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Another U.S. diocese has issued new restrictive policies regarding LGBTQ students and staff in Catholic schools, which, at one point, compare being openly transgender with sexual abuse. Read More

Gay Catholic School Teacher Resigns After Students Forcibly Out Him on TikTok

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High school students in Australia have forced a Catholic teacher to resign after forcibly outing him as gay via TikTok. Read More

DignityUSA’s 25th National Gathering Focuses on a “Church Transfigured”

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DignityUSA held its 25th national gathering this past weekend, which focused on the organization's vision for a church transfigured and included an award for gay theologian Fr. Bryan Massingale. Read More

Transgender Teaching Aide for Disabled Student Denied Job by Catholic School

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When Wilhelmina Indermaur came out as queer and transgender, she found the Catholic Church to be a “safe place” for her. But that sense of belonging was shattered in June when a Catholic school forbade her employment because of her trans identity. Read More