Trump administration bans “gender reassignment” surgeries on minors

Dec 24, 2025 19:37

ZENIT Staff

such interventions expose minors to irreversible harm.

Gender Ideology•Local Church

US bishops ban “gender reassignment” surgeries in all Catholic hospitals nationwide

The significance of the decision extends beyond its procedural clarity. Catholic health care is not a minor niche in the American landscape; it is a major presence. With more than two thousand institutions under its umbrella—from major urban hospitals to long-term care facilities—its policies inevitably influence the medical options available to millions

Nov 14, 2025 19:24

Tim Daniels

Cardinals and Bishops•Gender Ideology•Local Church•Testimonies

“Not in my name”: German bishop turns his back on document full of gender ideology from his country’s episcopate

The controversy reveals a deeper tension running through the German Church’s current path: the attempt to reconcile the universal claims of Catholic doctrine with the fluid language of the modern age

Nov 12, 2025 17:11

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology

UN Expert Wants Boys to Shower With Girls?

Forty-one UN member states, including the UK, Israel, France, Canada, Germany, Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland, voiced “strong support” for the work of the Independent Expert.

Nov 07, 2025 21:49

Iulia Cazan

Gender Ideology•Justice and Peace•Religious Freedom

Oregon social worker appeals order forcing him to remove children’s books from desk

InterMountain Education Service District in Oregon ordered a licensed clinical social worker to remove three children’s books that he had displayed behind his office desk because they convey messages with which the district disagrees.

Oct 29, 2025 15:51

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology•Justice and Peace•Woman

Australia: A Region of the Country Bans Biological Men Who Identify as Women from Prisons Designed for Women

The announcement came just days after Katie, a female inmate, was sexually assaulted by Krista Richards, her transgender cellmate, in a South Australian prison; Krista was pretending to be a woman, as reported by Thewing. The Northern Territory Minister commented: «If you’re born male, you go to a men’s prison. At the end of the day, it’s really about the safety of women. This is about women’s dignity.»

Oct 29, 2025 15:40

Rafael Llanes

Pope Leo XIV Named Treccani’s Person of the Year: A Pontificate of Subtle Strength and Measured Influence

By exercising quiet leadership, prioritizing pastoral care, and resisting the pressures to adopt extremes, he has positioned the Catholic Church as a thoughtful actor in global discussions on justice, peace, and human dignity

Putin bombs Ukraine on Christmas Day and Pope Leo XIV responds with humanitarian aid: photos of what he sent

Even before Christmas Eve, Pope Leo XIV had authorized financial assistance to several countries through the Apostolic Almonry and the Vatican’s diplomatic network, the nunciatures

Trump administration bans “gender reassignment” surgeries on minors

Historic! S*xual Left Defeated in UN Vote

Faith at 35,000 Feet: United Airlines, Catholic Doctrine, and the Limits of Corporate Tolerance

Japanese court reaffirms natural marriage, creating new tensions in Japan’s LGBT debate

European Court violates national laws and imposes recognition of same-sex unions in the European Union

Gender Ideologues Plot Removal of UN Human Rights Expert

USA: Oregon school district pays $650,000 after firing educators for speaking on gender policy

US bishops ban “gender reassignment” surgeries in all Catholic hospitals nationwide

“Not in my name”: German bishop turns his back on document full of gender ideology from his country’s episcopate

UN Expert Wants Boys to Shower With Girls?

Oregon social worker appeals order forcing him to remove children’s books from desk

Australia: A Region of the Country Bans Biological Men Who Identify as Women from Prisons Designed for Women