The progressive Anglican Church decides not to bless same-sex couples (for now)

Feb 17, 2026 17:45

Elizabeth Owens

General Synod of the Church of England 2021

Gender Ideology•Young People

Trump administration bans “gender reassignment” surgeries on minors

At the center of the initiative is a shift in how federal health programs will define acceptable standards of care. HHS intends to make participation in Medicare and Medicaid contingent on hospitals refraining from providing sex-change-related treatments to minors. In practical terms, this condition would affect the vast majority of U.S. hospitals, given their dependence on public funding streams

Dec 24, 2025 19:37

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology•Homosexuality

Historic! S*xual Left Defeated in UN Vote

The General Assembly voted to remove “sexual orientation and gender identity” from a UN resolution for the first time

Dec 20, 2025 16:06

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology•Religious Freedom

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

The Sanchez case is not isolated. United is currently involved in separate litigation brought by two former employees, Lacey Smith and Marli Brown, who allege they were terminated for criticizing the airline’s support of the proposed Equality Act on religious grounds

Dec 17, 2025 11:17

Tim Daniels

Gender Ideology•Homosexuality

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

Presiding judge Ayumi Higashi argued that the current statutory language, which describes marriage as the mutual consent of “both sexes,” cannot be stretched to include same-sex couples without legislative intervention

Dec 09, 2025 18:19

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology

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

What the report ultimately provides is not closure but a map: a chart of the questions that still divide scholars, bishops, and believers.

Dec 05, 2025 09:40

ZENIT Staff

Pope Leo XIV will visit Algeria, the land of Saint Augustine, according to local media: these are the dates given by the press

There is also a practical indication reinforcing the plausibility of the trip. The official calendar of Wednesday general audiences published by the Prefecture of the Papal Household does not list an audience for April 15

Pope Leo XIV to priests: no to homilies with Artificial Intelligence and the search for “likes” and “followers” on social media

The Pope also warned against a subtler distortion of priestly identity: the search for validation on social media platforms such as TikTok. The illusion, he suggested, is to believe that accumulating followers or “likes” means one is effectively evangelizing

The progressive Anglican Church decides not to bless same-sex couples (for now)

Capuchin Franciscan friar marries transgender couple in Argentina; bishop announces sanctions

Gender ideology: UN prepares to define new “gender crimes”

American Society of Plastic Surgeons advises its members not to perform “sex change” operations on children

Brazil attacks influencer for criticizing the government for funding LGBT+ organizations

Comedy Writer Claims that the Human Skeletons of Men and Women Are Not the Same and Goes to Jail

A Shrinking Stage: Why Transgender Characters Rise in Number as Their Shows Disappear

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