The Obama administration’s May 13 directive on transgender access to bathrooms “that treats ‘a student’s gender identity as the student’s sex’ is deeply disturbing,” said the chairmen of two U.S. Catholic bishops’ committees.
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Church Takeover Will End
SCITUATE, Mass. (CNS) – Parishioners who have maintained a presence in a closed church in the Archdiocese of Boston since 2004 said they planned to form an independent Catholic community after the U.S. Supreme Court rejected their appeal.
Court Seeks Solution To Little Sisters Case
The U.S. Supreme Court has sent the Zubik v. Burwell case, which challenges the Affordable Care Act’s contraceptive requirement for employers, back to the lower courts.
At-home Test Being Developed to Help NFP Chart Fertility
A Colorado biologist looking to produce an at-home test to confirm ovulation has piqued the interest of natural family planning (NFP) users in a big way.
Sisters of Life: Bringing Single Moms to God
Visitation is the nerve center for the Sisters of Life’s material, emotional and spiritual outreach to pregnant women in crisis. The sisters help more than 900 women at the former convent each year, said Sister Magdalene, the congregation’s local superior.
New Metuchen Bishop
Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio, above, places hands on the head of Bishop James Checchio during ordination ceremony May 3 at Sacred Heart Church, South Plainfield, as Bishop Checchio became the Bishop of Metuchen, N.J.
UN Asked to Respond To Islamic State Terror
While religious freedom in much of the Middle East is under siege and the civil war in Syria seems to have no end in sight, the Knights of Columbus and others called the United Nations to action. Sister Maria de Guadalupe Rodrigo spoke of her missionary experiences in Syria.
Seminary Strengthens Admissions Process
Three initiatives designed to strengthen the admissions process at the Pontifical College Josephinum have been approved by the school’s board of trustees.
Georgetown Speaker Dismissive Of Church View on Abortion
Members of Georgetown Right to Life were hoping for dialogue with Cecile Richards, but complained after her April 20 speech that she was dismissive of anything spoken by pro-life students.
Solution for Conscience Clause?
The religious nonprofits challenging their participation in the contraceptive mandate under the Affordable Care Act (ACA) agreed with a U.S. Supreme Court proposal that such coverage be provided through an alternative health care plan without involving the religious employers in a legal brief filed with the court.