Faith Thu, 23 Jan 2025 02:00:44 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb San Francisco archbishop blasts gender transitions as threat to faith /home/international/item/20354-san-francisco-archbishop-blasts-gender-transitions-as-threat-to-faith /home/international/item/20354-san-francisco-archbishop-blasts-gender-transitions-as-threat-to-faith

NEW YORK - Amid the national buzz over transgender celebrity Caitlyn (formerly Bruce) Jenner, a leading culture warrior in the Catholic hierarchy on June 3 denounced the spread of “gender ideology” and warned that it threatens the very foundation of the ChurchƵapp faith.

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VATICAN CITY - Saying he knows the history of the subjugation of women continues to have a negative impact on how women are treated, Pope Francis called for greater roles for women in the Church and for greater assistance and workplace flexibility to ensure they can make the best choices for themselves and their families.

]]> Vatican Mon, 09 Feb 2015 12:00:00 -0500 Vatican editor says EnglandƵapp female bishops vote ‘complicates’ relations /home/international/item/18494-vatican-editor-says-england-s-female-bishops-vote-complicates-relations /home/international/item/18494-vatican-editor-says-england-s-female-bishops-vote-complicates-relations VATICAN CITY - The Church of EnglandƵapp vote to allow female bishops threatens unity with the Catholic Church, according to the editor of the Vatican newspaper, L’Osservatore Romano.]]> International Tue, 15 Jul 2014 18:00:00 -0400