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Vatican says "No" to German bishops request for lay homilies
1+ hour, 26+ min ago (338+ words) Seal of the Dicastery for Divine Worship and the Discipline of the Sacraments. Image " Vatican Media/DDW The Vatican has rejected a German bishop's request for permission to allow lay persons to deliver the homily in "exceptional circumstances" instead of…...
Tea leaves take on many colors in pope's response to question on gay blessings
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (714+ words) Pope Leo XIV arrives to celebrate Mass at Yaounde Ville Airport, Cameroon, Saturday, April 18, 2026 on the sixth day of his 11-day pastoral visit to Africa. (Credit: Andrew Medichini/AP.) On his return trip to Rome from Africa, Pope Leo XIV…...
Supreme Court will hear from religious preschools challenging exclusion from taxpayer-funded program
2+ mon, 2+ day ago (398+ words) The U. S. Supreme Court is seen Friday, April 17, 2026, in Washington. (Credit: Mariam Zuhaib/AP.) WASHINGTON " The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear from Catholic preschools that say it's unconstitutional to exclude them from a state-funded program because they won't admit…...
Supreme Court rules against Colorado ban on conversion therapy for LGBTQ+ kids
2+ mon, 3+ week ago (670+ words) The Supreme Court in Washington, Nov. 4, 2020. (Credit: J. Scott Applewhite/AP.) WASHINGTON " The Supreme Court'on Tuesday ruled against a law banning "conversion therapy" for LGBTQ+ kids in Colorado, one of about two dozen states that ban the discredited practice. An 8-1 high…...
Icelandic police inspect priest's comments on homosexuality
3+ mon, 4+ day ago (788+ words) Iceland's parliament representatives hold a session at the Althingi in Reykjavik, Jan. 8, 2010. (Credit: Brynjar Gauti/AP.) Icelandic police have confirmed that they are examining comments made by a Catholic priest about homosexuality that may violate the country's laws against conversion…...
Supreme Court blocks law against schools outing transgender students to their parents in California
3+ mon, 2+ week ago (432+ words) The order blocks for now a state law that bans automatic parental notification requirements if students change their pronouns or gender expression at school. The split decision comes after religious parents and educators challenged California school policies aimed at preventing…...
Wedding of trans couple in Argentina is null, archbishop says
4+ mon, 6+ day ago (1104+ words) Solange Ayala, a born-male trans-woman, and Isa'as D'az N'ez, a born-female trans-man, at a marriage ceremony in the church of Our Lady of Pompeya in Corrientes, Argentina, on Jan. 28, 2026. (Credit: Facebook.) S'O PAULO, Brazil " The wedding of a transgender couple…...
Court blocks Michigan ban on conversion therapy on free speech grounds
6+ mon, 5+ day ago (336+ words) Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer addresses the media during a news conference, Sept. 29, 2025, in Grand Blanc Township, Mich. (Credit: Carlos Osorio/AP.) DETROIT " A federal appeals court on Wednesday blocked Michigan's ban on conversion therapy for minors who are LGBTQ+, declaring…...
EU bishops condemn court ruling on same-sex unions
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (969+ words) A man walks by the European Court of Justice in Luxembourg, Oct. 5, 2015. (Credit: Geert Vanden Wijngaert/AP.) ROME " At a time when Euroscepticism and a broader anti-Europe sentiment are rising globally, the bishops of the European Union have condemned a…...
Brazil now has a bishop heading its LGBT+ ministry
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (1069+ words) Homoxexual Catholics go on pilgrimage to Aparecida, Brazil in 2024. (Credit: Network of LGBT+ Catholic Groups.) S'O PAULO " The National Conference of Bishops of Brazil (CNBB) has appointed a bishop to head the pastoral care of Catholic LGBT+ groups in the…...