Archdiocese of Omaha Archives - New Ways Ministry

Synodality Can Produce Supportive Polices for LGBTQ+ Students, Writes Theologian

November 11, 2023/3 Comments/in Gender Policies, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Synod on Synodality, Uncategorized /by Ariell Watson Simon

Nick Fagnant, Commonweal's Synod Writing Fellow and a doctoral student in theology, writes about how the spirit of Pope Francis’ Synod on Synodality can influence Catholic schools’ policies toward LGBTQ+ students. Read More

Grassroots Organizations Work to Fight Dioceses’ Harmful Gender Guidelines

February 16, 2023/0 Comments/in Gender Policies, Schools & Youth /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

As more dioceses begin to implement gender policies, it is important that Catholic LGBTQ+ activists band together in order to call for dialogue and transparency. Read More

Omaha Archdiocese Issues Revised Transgender Policy, But Still Faces Criticism

December 16, 2022/2 Comments/in Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Healthcare, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A U.S. archdiocese has issued a revised gender policy for Catholic schools after withdrawing a similar policy earlier this year after intense pushback. Read More

Creighton U. Theologians Condemn Archdiocese of Omaha’s Trans-Negative Policy

October 17, 2022/3 Comments/in Gender Identity, Healthcare, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Anushah Sajwani

Two theologians at a Nebraska Catholic university have strongly condemned the Archdiocese of Omaha’s new trans-negative policy on gender and sexuality. Read More

Three Catholic Schools Reject Omaha Archdiocese’s New Anti-Transgender Policy

September 8, 2022/0 Comments/in Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Three Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Omaha have made clear they will not be adopting new transgender-negative policies, the implementation of which has now been delayed, as Bondings 2.0 reported yesterday. Read More

After Criticism, Omaha Archdiocese Delays Anti-Transgender Policy Implementation

September 7, 2022/2 Comments/in Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A newly-announced policy on gender identity for the Archdiocese of Omaha's Catholic parishes and schools has now been retracted for revisions. Today's post features details of this development, while tomorrow's post is about the Catholic schools already objecting to the policy. Read More