MIT, Harvard professors slam pro-LGBT phrase ‘sex assigned at birth’ in New York Times column
Professors Alex Byrne and Carole K. Hooven called out the ‘confusion’ of pro-transgender language that obscures the reality of the two sexes in an article unexpectedly published by the New York Times.
Vatican touts ‘seamless garment’ of human dignity in new doc
ROME – In a new document published Monday, the Vatican presented a “seamless garment” approach to human dignity, uniting Pope Francis’s progressive social agenda with the traditional moral and ethical concerns of his predecessors. Closely associated with the late Cardinal Joseph Bernardin of Chicago, the “seamless garment” approach to life issues in the Church consists […]
Study from Netherlands: Most children outgrow transgender inclinations
null / nito/Shutterstock. Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Apr 8, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). A study from researchers in the Netherlands found that nearly two-thirds of children who had wished that they belonged to the opposite sex as adolescents ultimately became comfortable with their biological sex in early adulthood. The 15-year study, which was conducted by researchers […]
Study From Netherlands: Most Children Outgrow Transgender Inclinations
Ronnie Chua According to the study, 78% of participants never became discontent with their gender. About 19% grew more content over time and only 2% became less content over time. Hasson expressed concern that counselors are pressuring parents to provide these life-altering drugs and procedures for their children when all they need is time to […]
Vatican human dignity document condemns sex change, gender theory and surrogacy
Sex change operations, gender theory and surrogate motherhood pose grave threats to human dignity — as does the criminalization of homosexuality — according to a major new Vatican document.
Crisis in eastern DR Congo revives painful memories of Rwandan Genocide
The harrowing news emerging from neighboring DRC’s conflict-ridden Kivu provinces has reignited memories of anti-Tutsi persecution during the genocide, and this horror is compounded by concerns for the stability of Rwandan society.
Papal prayer for bus crash victims in South Africa (Rome Reports)
Pope Francis mourned the victims of the Mmamatlakala bus crash in South Africa, in which a bus went off the side of a bridge, killing 45 of the 46 people on board. “I would like to remember the people who died in the bus crash in South Africa a few days ago,” the Pope told […]
Papal call for sports to foster social friendship, fraternity (Vatican News)
Addressing pilgrims on April 7, Pope Francis recalled that the previous day was the International Day of Sport for Development and Peace. “Yesterday was International Day of Sport for Development and Peace,” Pope Francis said. “We all know how practicing a sport can educate in an open, solidarity-based, unprejudiced sociality. But for this we need […]
Renewed papal appeal for prayer for peace (Vatican News)
Pope Francis on April 7 renewed his appeal for peace in Ukraine and the Holy Land. “Let us not cease to pray for peace, a just and lasting peace, especially for tormented Ukraine and for Palestine and Israel,” he told pilgrims gathered in St. Peter’s Square. “May the Spirit of the Risen Lord enlighten and […]
Like Mary, have compassion for the suffering of others: papal encouragement for Sicilian group (Vatican News)
Pope Francis received members of the St. Angela Merici Foundation of Syracuse (Sicily) on April 6, in commemoration of its 50th anniversary, and recalled its roots in a supernatural event that had occurred two decades earlier. “Your history, and everything you carry out generously in the various operational centers, is rooted in that event that […]