National Catholic Educational Association Archives

Archdiocese Quits Program to Feed Hungry Kids Over Proposed LGBTQ+ Protections

October 11, 2022/5 Comments/in Gender Identity, Healthcare, Hierarchy, Parish Life & Pastoral Care, Politics & Human Rights, Religious Liberty, Schools & Youth /by Grace Doerfler

Proposals to extend federal Title IX protections to LGBTQ+ students are gaining traction in the U.S., which has prompted some Catholic organizations to push back, including one archdiocese that withdrew from a program to feed food-insecure kids. Read More

Catholic Leaders Seek Right to Discriminate in Federally-Funded Childcare Programs

December 3, 2021/4 Comments/in Employment Issues, Gender Identity, Healthcare, Politics & Human Rights, Religious Liberty, Schools & Youth /by Robert Shine, Managing Editor

Catholic leaders, including the U.S. bishops, have joined an interfaith letter that seeks provisions in Build Back Better Act's childcare and pre-kindergarten programs allowing discrimination, including against LGBTQ people. Read More

Catholic Schools Are Called to Form a Culture of LGBTQ Participation

February 2, 2021/0 Comments/in Employment Issues, Higher Education, Schools & Youth, Theology & Church Teaching /by Guest Contributor

Catholic leaders need to move beyond using doctrine as a cover for bigotry and imagine new ways that our tradition might inspire schools to treat LGBTQ members with dignity. The principle of “participation” from Catholic social teaching can be particularly helpful, and Catholic Schools Week provides an appropriate time to reflect on it. Read More