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Supreme Court strikes down Colorado conversion therapy ban | News Headlines

3+ day, 17+ hour ago  (216+ words) " Continue to this story on Religion Clause CWN Editor's Note: In an 8-1 decision, the United States Supreme Court struck down the State of Colorado's ban on attempts by licensed counselors to change the perceived sexual orientation or gender identity of…...

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Ghana’s bishops lend support to nation’s president in LGBTQ honorary-degree controversy | News Headlines

1+ week, 15+ hour ago  (253+ words) The Ghana Catholic Bishops" Conference lent its support to the nation"s president, John Mahama, after a university in Pennsylvania withdrew a planned honorary degree. It is "both surprising and regrettable" that "the Embassy received a communication from the University…...

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Synod issues reports on polygamy, listening to the cry of the poor; LGBTQ+ community included | News Headlines

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (497+ words) The General Secretariat of the Synod, led by Cardinal Mario Grech, released the fourth and fifth of 15 final reports of the study groups established by Pope Francis during the synod on synodality. "To Hear the Cry of the Poor and…...

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Indian archbishop establishes transgender ministry | News Headlines

1+ mon, 2+ day ago  (193+ words) Archbishop George Antonysamy of Madras-Mylapore, India, has established a pioneering transgender ministry office in Chennai, one of India's largest cities. The ministry "aims to provide holistic support through job placement assistance and professional counselling services, reflecting the Church's commitment to…...

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Argentinian archdiocese opens canonical investigation into transgender marriage | News Headlines

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (225+ words) The Archdiocese of Corrientes, Argentina, has opened a canonical investigation into a wedding of a transgender couple that took place in one of its parishes. One of the spouses is a man who presents himself as a woman; the other…...

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US Solicitor General backs Catholic parents and preschools in upcoming Supreme Court case | News Headlines

2+ mon, 1+ day ago  (177+ words) " Continue to this story on Becket Fund for Religious Liberty CWN Editor's Note: The Solicitor General of the United States filed a brief with the Supreme Court on behalf of Catholic preschools and families excluded from the State of Colorado's…...

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Baltimore seminary names new rector | News Headlines

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (307+ words) The archbishop of Baltimore and the superior general of the Society of St. Sulpice have named Father Shawn Gould, PSS, as the new rector of St. Mary's Seminary and University. A priest of the Archdiocese of Chicago who became a…...

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Staten Island parishes vandalized; state senator pushes for more church security | News Headlines

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (208+ words) Following recent acts of crime and vandalism at three Staten Island parishes, the local state senator, Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton, called for increased security. One parish was defaced with feces during a Christmas Mass; the rectory of a second parish was…...

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US Supreme Court appears likely to uphold transgender athlete bans | News Headlines

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (196+ words) " Continue to this story on SCOTUSblog CWN Editor's Note: The United States Supreme Court heard arguments yesterday in two cases that will determine the constitutionality of Idaho's Fairness in Women's Sports Act and West Virginia's Save Women's Sports Act. "The…...

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Bishop who apologized to LGBTQ community to lead California diocese | News Headlines

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (267+ words) 1 DAY LEFT in our Fall Campaign.All gifts doubled before December 19! Pope Leo XIV yesterday named Auxiliary Bishop Ramon Bejarano of San Diego as the new bishop of Monterey, California. Ordained to the priesthood in 1998, the 56-year-old prelate was appointed…...