Gender

(OSV News) — The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 6th Circuit June 11 heardlegal challenges filed by two Catholic parishes in Michigan against the state’s definition of sexual orientation …

(OSV News) — A Kentucky bishop’s decision to endorse a hermit who publicly identified as transgender has raised a number of questions and concerns — particularly from another diocesan hermit …

As a Benedictine College graduate, I have many thoughts about a recent Associated Press article about “traditional” and “liberal” Catholicism in the U.S. featuring the college. First, I found it …

Updated May 1, 2024: adds detail about minister’s Arizona church assignment. (OSV News) — A Methodist minister has sought a blessing on her same-sex union from a priest at a …

(OSV News) — A number of Catholic pastoral leaders in the U.S. are applauding a new Vatican declaration on human dignity for its specific treatment of several key — and …

A blessed Easter Octave to you! This week the OSV News wire saw coverage of earthquakes in Taiwan and the U.S., a recent report showing nearly all countries worldwide will …

(OSV News) — As a headmaster, Kevin Stuart often wondered when the gender identity issue would touch his school community, and when it did, if he could handle the situation …

MADRID (OSV News) — After two men married Feb. 24 in a civil ceremony inside a Catholic chapel at a private estate near Madrid, the Archdiocese of Madrid reprimanded organizers …

(OSV News) — Greece’s minority Catholic Church has deplored a parliamentary vote to allow same-sex marriage and child adoption, the first in a predominantly Orthodox country. “Our reaction is clear — …

(OSV News) — The Vatican’s document permitting blessings for those in “irregular situations,” including same-sex relationships, has continued to spark controversy and varied responses from bishops around the world. On …