Pope Francis closed this month’s Synod of Bishops on Synodality on Oct. 29 by telling participants that the process is not yet over, and urging them to prioritize love of God and others, things he said would free them from selfishness and attachment to personal agendas.
The U.S. bishops said a proposed rule by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services aimed at protecting LGBTQ people from discrimination in federal agency grants could limit the work of Catholic social service agencies.
North Carolina lawmakers Aug. 16 overrode the governor’s veto of legislation banning certain types of medical or surgical gender reassignment procedures in the state for minors who identify as transgender.
