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New Ways Ministry Praises German Catholics’ Vote for Greater Transgender Inclusion

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The following is a statement from Francis DeBernardo, New Ways Ministry’s Executive Director, on today’s historic vote about transgender and nonbinary inclusion in the German church. Read More

Abigail Favale’s “The Genesis of Gender” Forgoes Transgender Realities, Writes Reviewer

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A new book on Christian ideas about gender fails to do justice to the realities of many transgender and gender nonconforming Catholics, according to a trans book reviewer. Read More

Like Advent, Transgender Catholic Writes of “Uncertainty and Waiting” In Gender Journey

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A transgender Catholic has written an Advent reflection on the experience of waiting and surprise when it comes to their journey of sexuality and gender.  Read More

Dutch Cardinal Files Request for Pope Francis to Issue Encyclical on “Gender Theory”

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A top bishop in the Netherlands has requested formally that Pope Francis issue an encyclical against so-called "gender theory," reiterating a previous 2016 call for such a teaching document.  Read More

Bishop Claims Transgender and Nonbinary Identities Are Result of Original Sin

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A U.S. bishop has suggested that being transgender is a result of the Fall and made other negative comments in a new letter on gender. Read More

Black Catholic Theology Can Break Church Impasse on LGBTQ+ Issues

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Theologian Craig Ford Jr. has penned an essay on the Catholic Theological Ethics in the World Church website in which he analyzes how LGBTQ+ issues can be viewed through an African-American Catholic lens. Read More

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

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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

Anti-Transgender Laws “Shame and Shun” Stigmatized Youth, Writes Commonweal Editor

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New proposed laws that would jeopardize the autonomy of transgender youth serve “ to shame and shun an already stigmatized and often defenseless group of people,” wrote the managing editor of a leading Catholic publication. Read More

New Ways Ministry Opposes Milwaukee Archdiocese’s New Anti-Transgender Policy

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The Archdiocese of Milwaukee’s new anti-transgender guidelines are not only pastorally ineffective but also personally damaging in so many ways. Read More

Milwaukee Archdiocese’s New Gender Policy Bans Certain Transgender Medical Care

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Another U.S. diocese has released anti-transgender guidelines under the guise of pastoral care, which, among other restrictions, prohibit the use of preferred pronouns and ban certain transition-related medical treatments on church property. Read More