US Catholic bishops begin process that could ban gender-affirming care in Catholic hospitals
Orlando, Florida, US RNS The US Conference of Catholic Bishops voted on Friday to amend its directives for US Catholic healthcare organisations, setting in motion a process that could bar Catholic hospitals and other church-affiliated institutions from providing gender-affirming treatment to transgender people. The vote occurred during the USCCB’s spring meeting in Orlando. It passed […]
“No rights”: Pakistan’s digital ID card keeps millions locked out
WAQAR MUSTAFA, of Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports on how many adults still don’t have a Computerized National Identity Card, excluding them from jobs and vital public services…
More than 2,000 Church of England clergy, lay people sign open letter protesting new transgender guidance
More than 2,100 clergy and lay members of the Church of England have signed an open letter calling on the church hierarchy to “revise, postpone or withdraw” guidance on transgender people, saying it lacks “serious theological analysis”. The guidance was issued in December and provided advice on conducting public ceremonies to affirm the new identity of […]