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How a NY Bishop Fought for Catholic Equality and Founded a School System
1+ hour, 36+ min ago (1464+ words) MIDTOWN MANHATTAN " There is no record of Archbishop John Hughes ever throwing a punch at anyone, but in the mid-1800s, when he was the shepherd for all Catholics in New York, he earned the reputation of a "pugilist." More to the…...
Dominican Sisters Challenge NY State Gender-Identity Law
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (338+ words) The Dominican Sisters of Hawthorne, who for more than a century have cared for terminal cancer patients, have sued the State of New York, alleging officials have threatened to shut down their ministry unless they violate their Catholic faith. At…...
US Bishops Consider Revisions to Catholic Health Care Guidelines on "Gender Interventions"
7+ mon, 4+ day ago (471+ words) BALTIMORE (OSV News) " As they gathered for their annual fall meeting in Baltimore, the nation's bishops considered possible revisions to their guiding document on Catholic health care " with protocols on the issue of gender dysphoria being "especially relevant in our…...
The Problem(s) With "LGBTQ Catholic
7+ mon, 3+ week ago (269+ words) The late Father Richard John Neuhaus had a love/hate relationship with The New York Times." On the other hand, Richard Neuhaus could no more imagine skipping the New York Times in the morning than he could imagine beginning the…...
Supreme Court Upholds Tennessee's Gender Transition Ban for Minors
11+ mon, 3+ week ago (498+ words) WASHINGTON (OSV News) " The U. S. Supreme Court on June 18 upheld a Tennessee state law banning certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures for minors who identify as transgender. The question at issue in the case " United States v. Skrmetti, the…...