1+ hour, 37+ min ago  (841+ words) (OSV News) "Lay groups in Germany involved in the local Church's controversial Synodal Way say they will continue demanding the right to preach at Mass, defying a recent rejection by the Vatican of the proposal. In a press release published…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (823+ words) (OSV News) "Dialogue between the Vatican and German bishops regarding the blessing of same-sex unions is ongoing, and it was too soon to talk about sanctions, said the Vatican secretary of state. Speaking to journalists in Rome May 6, Cardinal Pietro…...

2+ mon, 21+ hour ago  (1098+ words) ABOARD THE PAPAL PLANE (OSV News) " Pope Leo XIV said on the papal plane April 23 that the Holy See does not approve of formalized blessings of same-sex couples, while stressing that Church unity "should not revolve around sexual matters" and…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago  (672+ words) (OSV News) " The Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, New York, who operate a 42-bed nursing home that provides palliative care for the dying poor, are suing New York state over a 2024 law requiring long-term care facilities to use preferred pronouns and…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago  (554+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) "The Department of Health and Human Services March 6 proposed scrapping a Biden administration policy requiring foster homes to affirm a child's gender transition or sexual orientation. HHS posted a "Notice of Proposed Rulemaking" in the Federal Register…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago  (232+ words) ROME (OSV News) " Pope Leo XIV met Feb. 6 with leaders of Courage International, a Catholic apostolate that provides spiritual support to people with same-sex attraction who seek to live chaste lives in accordance with Church teaching. The private audience included…...

5+ mon, 1+ week ago  (825+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) " The U. S. Supreme Court on Jan. 13 heard oral arguments in two cases concerning state laws requiring student athletes to compete on sports teams that correspond to their biological sex rather than their gender identity. The attorneys general of…...

5+ mon, 2+ week ago  (619+ words) CHICAGO (OSV News) "The Thomas More Society announced Jan. 6 it would pursue a rehearing of its case against California's laws that allow public schools to conceal how a student expresses their gender identity at school from their parents. The case…...

7+ mon, 3+ hour ago  (917+ words) (OSV News) "Authors of new German church guidelines for sexual identity classes at Catholic schools have declined to defend their text, after several bishops said it violated Catholic teaching and had been circulated without their consent. "Created, Redeemed and Loved,…...

7+ mon, 1+ week ago  (556+ words) BALTIMORE (OSV News) "The U. S. bishops have approved an updated version of their guiding document on Catholic health care, with substantial revisions that include explicit prohibitions against so-called "gender-affirming care." Proposed updates to the "Ethical and Religious Directives for Catholic Health…...