Gender Ideology•Woman

USA: Female athletes, 23 states unite to defend fairness, privacy, safety in schools across country

The state of Kansas, along with three other states, and private groups of parents, students, and female athletes, are challenging the Biden administration for attempting to rewrite Title IX to include «gender identity» in the federal definition of «sex.»

Oct 23, 2024 11:08

ZENIT Staff

Pro Life

USA publisher sued: refused to publish scientific articles because they were anti-abortion

This new accord—comprised of 16 articles— guarantees the Church’s right to preserve the confidentiality of the sacramental seal and of confidential conversations within its pastoral roles—an important affirmation of privacy rights for the faithful.

Oct 23, 2024 11:04

ZENIT Staff

Local Church•Vatican Diplomacy

Vatican and China Extend Historic Agreement on Bishop Appointments for Another Four Years

This agreement, first hailed as historic, allowed for all bishops in China to be in full communion with the Pope—a significant shift after decades of division, during which many Chinese bishops were appointed without Vatican approval.

Oct 22, 2024 15:55

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops

Indonesian Bishop Declines Cardinalship, Choosing Humility and Growth Over Honor

As a result, the number of new cardinals set to receive their red hats from Pope Francis has been reduced from 21 to 20.

Oct 22, 2024 15:53

ZENIT Staff

Pro Life

US Presidential election: Trump and Harris’ positions on abortion

On abortion and immigration, Donald Trump and Kamala Harris seem to hold opposing positions: the former is against abortion and supports draconian measures against illegal immigrants, the latter is for abortion and a policy of greater openness towards immigrants. But is this really the case?

Oct 22, 2024 15:28

ZENIT Staff

Dicasteries•Protection of vulnerable people

Vatican Announces Imminent Release of Annual Report on Protection Policies and Procedures in the Catholic Church

The goal of the Annual Report, which was requested by the Holy Father in 2022, is to provide an assessment of the nature and effectiveness of safeguarding policies and procedures in the Church and offer recommendations for continuous improvement.

Oct 22, 2024 14:19

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology•Religious Freedom

USA: Colorado Supreme Court dismisses LGBT+ lawsuit harassing pastry chef Jack Phillips

The same attorney who filed an unsuccessful complaint with the Colorado Civil Rights Commission in 2017 commenced a lawsuit in state court over the same custom cake request the attorney made at that time. The request was for a custom-designed cake, pink on the inside and blue on the outside, to reflect and celebrate a gender transition. Masterpiece Cakeshop declined that request because the customer specifically requested that the cake express messages and celebrate an event in conflict with owner Jack Phillips’ religious beliefs. The decision was not because of the person who requested it, as Phillips would not create a cake expressing the requested message no matter who asked for it.

Oct 22, 2024 14:12

ZENIT Staff

Pro Life

California pro-life pregnancy centers sue AG for censoring their speech

After the California attorney general used his power to censor pro-life pregnancy centers that inform women about abortion pill reversal, a nonprofit pro-life pregnancy center and nonprofit network of affiliated centers filed a lawsuit against the attorney general for violating their First Amendment right to free speech.

Oct 22, 2024 14:09

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology

USA: Women’s groups, athletes rally at 5th Circuit for privacy, safety in schools

The Biden administration’s unlawful rewrite of Title IX will force schools—including the 42 located in Rapides Parish, Louisiana—to impose widespread harms on young people and deny free speech on campus.

Oct 22, 2024 11:43

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology

VA school board to pay $575K, change policies to end ADF lawsuit on behalf of wrongly fired teacher

High school French teacher Peter Vlaming was fired from his job in West Point, Virginia for declining to refer to a female student with male pronouns even though he consistently accommodated the student’s requests and used the student’s preferred name instead of the student’s given name.

Oct 22, 2024 11:39

ZENIT Staff

Documents

“The Christian Image of Man,” Unpublished Text That Benedict XVI Authorized Be Published After His Death

One of the most salient points of the writing is the Pope Emeritus’ criticism of today’s ideological currents, such as gender ideology and the manipulation of life in laboratories. According to Benedict XVI, these tendencies are the fruit of a Marxism disguised as extreme liberalism, which has deformed the concept of freedom and threatens to undermine the essence of what it means to be human. 

Oct 22, 2024 06:43

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology•Justice and Peace

In Uganda, LGBT Activists Prioritize S*x over Starvation

Pro-homosexual activists protested outside the World Bank and the Uganda mission to the UN in opposition to the World Bank’s recent decision to restart much-needed loans to the African nation. “There can be no business as usual between the World Bank and the Government of Uganda while this law remains in force,” said a spokeswoman for Convening for Equality.

Oct 21, 2024 18:11

ZENIT Staff