Bishop Encourages Parents to Opt Out of LGBTQ-Inclusive Sex Ed; And More News
Today's post includes news items about a bishop's opposition to public school sex education, the new home of Dignity/Washington, and more. Read More
Latin American Assembly Seeks Greater LGBTQ Pastoral Care, Denunciation of Violence
A major gathering of the Latin American church has called for greater LGBTQ pastoral care while condemning violence against the community. Read More
Catholic Leaders Seek Right to Discriminate in Federally-Funded Childcare Programs
Catholic leaders, including the U.S. bishops, have joined an interfaith letter that seeks provisions in Build Back Better Act's childcare and pre-kindergarten programs allowing discrimination, including against LGBTQ people. Read More
LGBTQ Advocates Protest Ice Rink Sponsorship By Catholic-Linked Healthcare System
LGBTQ advocates in California have called for an end to local sponsorships by a healthcare system that includes Catholic hospitals that discriminating against transgender patients. Read More
U.S. Supreme Court Declines Transgender Patient’s Case Against Catholic Hospital
A transgender man's lawsuit against a Catholic hospital will be allowed to proceed after the U.S. Supreme Court declined to review the case. Read More
U.S. Bishops’ Ban Investments in Transgender Healthcare, But Not Fossil Fuels and Other Ills
New investment guidelines approved by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) this week mandate no investments be made in companies involved with gender transitions, even as they refused to divest from fossil fuels. Read More
Pope Francis Writes Letter to Gay Catholic In Support Of Catholics Who Ministered During AIDS Crisis
Pope Francis has commended the ministry of Catholics who cared for victims of HIV/AIDS, doing so in a letter to the author of a new book on the subject. Read More
Lesbian Woman Files Discrimination Lawsuit Involving U.S. Bishops’ Foster Care Funding
A lesbian woman in Nashville is suing the U.S. government after she was twice rejected from being a foster parent to unaccompanied migrant children, which she believes is discrimination based on her sexual orientation. Read More
Bishops in New Zealand Endorse Proposed Law Banning Conversion Therapy
New Zealand's bishops have issued their qualified support for legislation that would ban conversion therapy in that country. Read More
New Ways Ministry Webinar To Explore LGBTQ Catholics’ Participation in Synodal Process
In October, the Catholic Church will begin a two-year process that could be the most revolutionary ecclesial event since Vatican II. It is essential that LGBTQ Catholics and allies be involved. Read More