Exclusive interview: Cardinal Cupich on the end of the first session of the Synod on Synodality.
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Podcast: As discussion turns to women deacons, the synod ‘gets interesting’
On “Inside the Vatican, host Colleen Dulle and veteran Vatican correspondent Gerard O’Connell sit down in Rome to cover the second week of the synod, which covered contentious issues in the church, such as the inclusion of L.G.B.T. people and women deacons.
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
What LGBT couples might look for in Catholic blessings
When Catholic same-sex couples seek a blessing from a priest, it often flows from a deep faith in God.
Posted inFaith, News Analysis
Same-sex blessings, women’s ordination and whether doctrine can change: What Pope Francis said to the ‘dubia’ cardinals
Pope Francis breaks his silence in response to cardinals’ questions.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Catholic priests have held a ceremony blessing same-sex couples in defiance of a German archbishop
The blessing of same-sex couples on Wednesday was the latest sign of rebellion of believers in Germany’s most populous diocese with about 1.8 million members.
Posted inFaith, Interviews
Interview: Alana Chen died by suicide in 2019. A fellow LGBT Catholic gets to the bottom of her story in a new podcast.
“Dear, Alana” chronicles Ms. Chen’s involvement in her Boulder, Colo., Catholic community—and with therapy that seemed to use some ideas common in conversion therapy.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Catholic educators need to take a lesson from public school battles over sex and gender
The ‘wokeism’ crisis in public education is a historic opportunity for Catholic schools.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Pope Francis speaks out against his critics in the U.S. Catholic Church
Pope Francis commented that the situation in the Catholic Church in the United States is “not easy,” where “there is a very strong reactionary attitude” that “is organized and shapes the way people belong, even emotionally.”
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
This battle over sex education isn’t being led by white conservatives—but by Muslim parents
In Montgomery County, Md., Muslim parents have been protesting a sex-ed curriculum they say is insensitive to religious belief. Is this local battle a warning sign for Democrats nationally?
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Do schools have to notify parents if their child identifies as trans? The courts are weighing in.
Policies governing transgender students have become controversial of late.