Minnesota Catholic Conference Archives

Sisters of Mercy to Transgender Community: “We See You. . .We Love You!”; And More News

May 13, 2023/0 Comments/in Gender Identity, Healthcare, Hierarchy, Marriage & Family, Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Today's post features news about the Sisters of Mercy's support for transgender people, Catholic responses to recent state-level LGBTQ+ laws, and more. Read More

Minnesota Bishops Should Retract Anti-Transgender Education Policy, Says Theologian

April 1, 2020/1 Comment/in Gender Identity, Gender Policies, Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth /by Brian Kaufman

A Catholic theologian in Minnesota has strongly recommended that the state's bishops retract their educational policies concerning gender identity in Catholic Schools. Read More

Minnesota Bishops’ Anti-Transgender School Policy Lacks Science, Theological Imagination

March 4, 2020/3 Comments/in Gender Policies, Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Schools & Youth, Uncategorized /by Kevin Molloy

Bishops in Minnesota have adopted anti-transgender policies for Catholic schools in their dioceses that will continue to marginalize and harm the well-being of transgender students. Read More

Bishops Oppose Trans-Inclusive Athletic Policy While H.S. Student Supports It

December 19, 2014/6 Comments/in Politics & Human Rights, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

High school athletics in Minnesota became more transgender-inclusive last week despite opposition from the Minnesota Catholic Conference and other anti-LGBT groups. Read More