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Under Trump, Will Transgender Lives Matter for Catholic Hospitals?

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With the Affordable Care Act (ACA) under siege by the new U.S. president, many people... Read More

Newly-Named Cardinal Comments on LGBT Church Worker Firings

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A U.S. bishop who will be made a cardinal in late November has spoken publicly about... Read More

Transgender Catholic Legislator Appeals to Peers for LGBT Protections

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The first transgender person elected to the Philippines’ House of Representative, who is a Catholic,... Read More

Massachusetts Bishops Offer Temperate Response to New Transgender Law

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Catholic bishops in Massachusetts have offered a tempered, though not perfect, response to newly passed anti-discrimination... Read More

Fr. James Martin: Respecting Transgender People “Fairly Simple Thing to Do”

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Jesuit Fr. James Martin again affirmed LGBT inclusion, saying transgender people using restrooms according to their... Read More

Malawi Bishops’ Comments Fail to Defend Marginalized LGBT People

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As Malawi debates whether to repeal its laws which criminalize homosexuality, the nation’s Catholic bishops are... Read More

Catholic School Discriminated Against Gay Employee, Says Judge

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In a landmark decision, a Massachusetts court ruled that a Catholic school discriminated against a... Read More

Having Their Marriage Doctrine–and Changing It, Too

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The Catholic hierarchy’s position on marriage is clear to all: one man, one woman, for life. Defending... Read More

Catholic Hierarchy Is a Shining Light in Dark Moment for LGBT Rights in India

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India’s Supreme Court reinstated a law that bans homosexuality as a “crime against nature” earlier... Read More

Justice Antonin Scalia Misusing Catholic Faith to Promote Anti-Gay Bias

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Just weeks ago, Pope Francis shook up the Catholic Church with a wide-ranging and welcome... Read More