USA: Colorado forces doctors to medically transition patients or risk prosecution

Sep 11, 2026 13:25

ZENIT Staff

Marcus Button, M.D., a Colorado physician and member of Christian Medical & Dental Associations. Photo: ADF

Analysis Opinion•Gender Ideology

Do Laws Restricting Gender Transition Increase Youth Suicide? A New Scientific Challenge to a Widely Repeated Narrative

At the center of the controversy is a 2024 study published in Nature Human Behaviour, which attracted international attention after concluding that certain laws described as “anti-transgender” were associated with increased suicide attempts among young people identifying as transgender

Aug 12, 2026 11:19

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology•Justice and Peace•Woman

Virginia College Student Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Restore Equal Treatment of Students

Liberty University student Bethany Hall is challenging a Virginia program that excludes students pursuing certain degrees in religious studies from state-funded educational assistance.

Aug 11, 2026 11:28

ZENIT Staff

Cardinals and Bishops•Gender Ideology•Local Church•Priests

German priests loyal to the Pope respond to their own bishop (and cardinal), who is pressuring them to bless same-sex couples in a major diocese

Twenty-six priests have written to Cardinal Reinhard Marx challenging his recommendation that Germany’s national guidelines for blessing couples in irregular situations, including same-sex couples, be implemented in the archdiocese. If the cardinal’s response does not resolve their concerns, the priests say they may ask the Holy See for an official clarification

Jul 24, 2026 19:21

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Gender Ideology•Local Church•Pro Life

Amnesty International directly attacks the Catholic Church and then backtracks by withdrawing a report supporting gender ideology

The controversy also highlighted inconsistencies that many observers found difficult to ignore. Not a single Islamic organisation appeared on Amnesty’s list, despite the fact that traditional Islamic teaching on sexuality and gender diverges sharply from contemporary LGBT+ activism

Jul 18, 2026 08:25

Elizabeth Owens

Gender Ideology

Male athletes dismiss lawsuit against NH women’s sports law, Trump executive orders protecting female athletes

Two male students are suing the state of New Hampshire over its law that protects women’s sports. The ACLU has added two executive orders protecting girls and children from gender ideology, signed by President Donald Trump, to the lawsuit, making it the first legal challenge against the executive orders.

Jul 15, 2026 17:59

ZENIT Staff

15,000 police officers, 2,500 journalists… the surprising numbers (challenges and opportunities) surrounding the Pope’s visit to France

Leo XIV Heads to France as a Quiet Religious Revival Meets a Country in Search of Common Ground

Stephen Colbert and Scott Brick will narrate the first English-language audiobook by Pope Leo XIV

The collection also shows a future Pope addressing a world already marked by the tensions that would later become familiar features of his pontificate: the consequences of September 11, political ideologies, poverty, conflict and questions surrounding human rights. The publisher presents these writings as an opportunity to see the reasoning behind some of Prevost’s contemplative responses to those challenges

USA: Colorado forces doctors to medically transition patients or risk prosecution

USA: WA father sues school district for denying religious opt-out from LGBTQ instruction

USA: WA teenager, sexually assaulted by male wrestler, appeals case to 9th Circuit

Puberty blockers do not improve the mental health of children and young adults with gender dysphoria, according to a study

Rome Reaffirms Catholic Teaching on Sex Education as Hamburg Parents Demand a Diocesan U-Turn

Poland Says No to EU on Gay: President Vetoes Bill That Equates Same-Sex Unions With Marriage

German Bishop Promotes Gender Ideology in Schools; Parents Speak Out to Rome; Vatican Remains Silent

Do Laws Restricting Gender Transition Increase Youth Suicide? A New Scientific Challenge to a Widely Repeated Narrative

Virginia College Student Asks U.S. Supreme Court to Restore Equal Treatment of Students

German priests loyal to the Pope respond to their own bishop (and cardinal), who is pressuring them to bless same-sex couples in a major diocese

Amnesty International directly attacks the Catholic Church and then backtracks by withdrawing a report supporting gender ideology

Male athletes dismiss lawsuit against NH women’s sports law, Trump executive orders protecting female athletes