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U.S. Catholic Bishops Conference File Amicus Brief in LGBTQ+ Nondiscrimination Case

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While the USCCB claims that the “trend” of nondiscrimination protections is disturbing, what is truly disquieting is the argument that one’s religious beliefs should provide justification to discriminate against another human being. Read More

USCCB Religious Liberty Report Sees Gender Identity Issues as a Major Threat

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The report identifies “gender ideology” as one of the most significant pressures shaping religious freedom debates in the United States. Read More

Ban on Gender-Affirming Care Compromises U.S. Bishops’ Authority

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The bishops' argument reduces a person’s health and flourishing to physiological function, ignoring the deep connections between mental, physical, and spiritual well-being, Read More

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

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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

Parish LGBTQ+ Ministry Speaks Out Against Trump’s Anti-Trans Orders, As Well as USCCB’s Support of These Actions

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"We must hold our leaders accountable for the harm their actions cause — both political and religious leaders." Read More

Should the U.S. Bishops Be Focused on ‘Gender Ideology’?

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A new report from the USCCB thinks the answer to this question is 'yes.' Read More

U.S. Bishops Conference Agrees with Trump on Gender Definition

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Where is the USCCB’s boldness on all these human rights issues?  Read More

U.S. Bishops’ Ban Investments in Transgender Healthcare, But Not Fossil Fuels and Other Ills

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New investment guidelines approved by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) this week mandate no investments be made in companies involved with gender transitions, even as they refused to divest from fossil fuels. Read More

Pro-LGBTQ Catholics Rally Outside U.S. Bishops’ Meeting Around Communion Denial

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A network of U.S. Catholic reform groups held a demonstration outside the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops meeting to push back against attempts to deny Communion to pro-LGBTQ and pro-choice politicians. Read More

U.S. Bishops’ Religious Freedom Week Helps Perpetuate Another “Big Lie”

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Later this month is the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' (USCCB) Religious Freedom Week, an eight-day period when Catholics are supposed to pray and act on alleged threats to religious liberty. While some concerns are valid, the bishops' conference is again spreading disinformation in its attempt to suppress LGBTQ rights. Read More