USA: Female athletes, states to high court: Save women’s sports

Sep 15, 2025 17:15

ZENIT Staff

Female athletes Photo: ADF

Gender Ideology•Local Church

Five German Catholic dioceses openly oppose brochure promoting blessing of same-sex couples promoted by Episcopal Conference

The pushback is not limited to episcopal offices. The lay reform group Neuer Anfang (“New Beginnings”) has accused the German bishops of promoting the opposite of Pope Francis’ intentions, arguing that the new guidelines encourage practices far beyond the scope of Fiducia Supplicans

Aug 09, 2025 23:07

Joachin Meisner Hertz

Gender Ideology

Biological men in women’s sports have taken nearly 2,000 gold medals from women, according to a study

A recent report from Concerned Women for America (CWA), a public policy organization focused on protecting women’s rights, has quantified the toll: nearly 2,000 medals originally designated for female competitors have instead been awarded to male athletes identifying as transgender women

Aug 07, 2025 08:16

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology•Woman

UN Women’s Rights Czar Fights Back Against Trans-Feminist Smears

Alsalem has been ostracized by the global women’s rights establishment and is being attacked viciously by government-backed trans-friendly women’s rights organizations and their media allies. The attacks are also coming from within the UN system, including the very UN rights office that should support her mandate.

Jul 27, 2025 20:35

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology•Religious Freedom

Oregon Department of Human Services denied single mother Jessica Bates’ application to adopt siblings from foster care because of her religious beliefs

9th Circuit rejects gender-ideology mandate for adoption, Oregon mom now free to care for kids in need

Jul 25, 2025 13:16

ZENIT Staff

Gender Ideology•Justice and Peace

US Olympic Committee bans biological men who identify as women from competing against women in women’s sports

USOPC leaders Sarah Hirshland and Gene Sykes acknowledged the update in a message to Team USA athletes and partners, underscoring that the committee, as a federally chartered body, is bound to respect federal directives. “Our statutory framework requires us to uphold the expectations laid out by our government,” the letter states, pointing to the Ted Stevens Olympic and Amateur Sports Act as a foundational legal benchmark.

Jul 24, 2025 20:30

Tim Daniels

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USA: Female athletes, states to high court: Save women’s sports

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Five German Catholic dioceses openly oppose brochure promoting blessing of same-sex couples promoted by Episcopal Conference

Biological men in women’s sports have taken nearly 2,000 gold medals from women, according to a study

UN Women’s Rights Czar Fights Back Against Trans-Feminist Smears

Oregon Department of Human Services denied single mother Jessica Bates’ application to adopt siblings from foster care because of her religious beliefs

US Olympic Committee bans biological men who identify as women from competing against women in women’s sports