gender Archives

South Africa Catholics stage Day of Prayer over women’s plight in COVID era

Aug 28, 2020

The South African Union of Catholic Women’s Organization (SAUCWO) organized a Day of Prayer via Zoom Tuesday with the theme “I can’t breathe,” reminiscent of the George Floyd protests in the United States.

By Crux Staff

Catholic charity blames Zimbabwe rape crisis on lack of ‘social safety net’

Jul 26, 2020

According to the chairperson of Zimbabwe’s Gender Commission, 22 women are raped every day in the country, one woman is abused every 75 minutes, an average of 646 women are sexually abused monthly, and one in three girls is raped or sexually assaulted before they reach the age of 18.

By Crux Staff

‘Gender ideology’ doesn’t belong in Catholic education, say speakers

Mar 8, 2020

In a culture where public school policies are increasingly pushing parents out of important conversations about their child’s sexual identity and gender expression, Catholic educators need to take an opposite approach, said speakers at a seminar on the issue.

By Maria Wiering

UND panel says ‘gender ideology’ a real and present danger

Nov 7, 2018

An all-female UND panel over the weekend insisted that “gender ideology” is spreading across America, even challenging parent’s rights to make decisions for their children.

By Inés San Martín

English, Welsh bishops raise concerns over rise of gender ideology

Apr 23, 2018

The bishops of England and Wales have raised concerns over the rise of gender ideology, saying it is creating confusion among people about the truth of human nature.

By Simon Caldwell

Bishop says efforts to change God-given sexual identity are “deeply troubling”

Feb 9, 2018

In December, Bishop James D. Conley of Lincoln, Nebraska, chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Subcommittee for the Promotion and Defense of Marriage and three other Catholic bishops joined several other religious leaders in signing an open letter titled “Created Male and Female” about the inherent beauty and dignity of God-given sexual identity.

By Julie Asher

‘No science’ behind transgender therapy for kids, doctors warn

Oct 16, 2017

Gender dysphoria is a psychological condition in which a person’s experience of the psychological and cultural associations of their gender differ greatly from their biological sex. Dr. Paul Hruz, emphasizing the importance of rooting medical practices in science rather than ideology, says no randomized controlled trials have shown that puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones are the best treatments for children with the condition.

By Adelaide Mena

The Perils of Sperm Donation 2.0

Apr 30, 2017

There has been an explosion of new ways to donate and acquire sperm for artificial insemination. Particularly in the age of social media, conceiving children has become a business. Resisting this throwaway culture, the Church proposes a positive view of procreation’s connection to sexuality which understands children to be a gift, not something that we should have the freedom to purchase in a market.

By Charles C. Camosy