Ethical and Religious Directives Archives

U.S. Bishops Anti-Trans Hospital Rules Will Have Outsized Effect in Oregon

December 10, 2025/2 Comments/in Gender Identity, Healthcare, Hierarchy /by Jeromiah Taylor

The healthcare system in Oregon, a state where the percentage of Catholic hospitals is higher than that of actual Catholics, is assessing how to handle the new “Ethical and Religious Directives” published in November. Read More

Ban on Gender-Affirming Care Compromises U.S. Bishops’ Authority

November 19, 2025/1 Comment/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Hierarchy, Theology & Church Teaching /by Guest Contributor

The bishops' argument reduces a person’s health and flourishing to physiological function, ignoring the deep connections between mental, physical, and spiritual well-being, Read More

New Ways Ministry Criticizes U.S. Bishops on Anti-Trans Health Policies

November 13, 2025/4 Comments/in Gender Identity, Hierarchy /by Francis DeBernardo, Editor

New Ways Ministry's response to the U.S. bishops' conference's adoption of a new set of guidelines for Catholic hospitals forbidding the institutions to provide gender-affirming medical care to transgender people: Read More

Healthcare Experts, LGBTQ+ Advocates Criticize Anti-Trans Hospitals Report

December 13, 2024/1 Comment/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth /by Jeromiah Taylor

Twenty-eight Catholic health networks were among a list of hospitals alleged to have provided gender-affirming care in the past few years. The list was created by an anti-LGBTQ group whose work has already been cited by three bishops as the U.S. hierarchy is discussing new guidelines for Catholic healthcare. Read More

Catholic Sister Says Bishop Invoked Her Name in Misleading Way on Transgender Healthcare

July 19, 2023/0 Comments/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Healthcare, Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Theology & Church Teaching /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

A Catholic sister long involved in transgender ministry has said a bishop made misleading claims about communication between them as the U.S. bishops discussed potentially ban gender-affirming care in Catholic hospitals. Read More

Congressional Reps Oppose Plan for UC Merger with Catholic Hospitals

August 29, 2020/0 Comments/in Gender Identity, Healthcare, Politics & Human Rights, Religious Liberty, Uncategorized /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

39 members of Congress from California have objected to a controversial proposal regarding mergers that could link the University of California with Catholic healthcare systems. Read More

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