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The Freedom to Be Trans

Trans people today are being cast into all kinds of prisons. Christ is our way to liberation and freedom. Read More

Transgender Catholic Envisions a Church for Everyone

“More and more ‘people in the pews’—at least in the United States—are coming to know us. On the local levels, more pastors, deacons, bishops, cardinals, members of religious orders and Catholic lay leaders are listening in order to better understand us.” Read More

Were Trans Women Snubbed by Pope Leo?

Trans people will never reach full inclusion and full acceptance if people’s awareness is only that we exist. Read More

Italian Pastor of Trans Women Hopes for Good Things from Pope Leo

"These people taught me hospitality, sharing, simplicity, understanding situations and showing respect. I experienced unconditional love, freely given and undeserved.” Read More

On Transgender Day of Remembrance: Why Our Church Needs to Do More

As we honor the lives we remember today, I believe we are all called to examine whether our Church's witness, in practice, clears pathways for Christ's love to spread or puts up obstacles. Read More

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

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

There Have Always Been Trans People, And They Have Always Been Diverse

"Transgender people are not an ideology, nor do we have a single ideology that we all share." Read More

Pope Francis’ LGBTQ+ Welcome Is Needed Now More Than Ever

Will the church that received me with Francis’s warmth continue to make room for people like me? Read More

Nun’s Spiritual Journey Mirrors Those of Trans People She Accompanies

"This is what it feels like not to hide. I don’t have to hide… From the day I made that decision, I was never afraid again.” Read More

A Transgender Catholic’s Perspective: The Proper Way to Honor Minneapolis Victims

Championing cruelty toward trans folks only pays homage to violence. Read More