The US Conference of Catholic Bishops announced that Monsignor Jeffrey Burrill, the assembly’s general secretary, resigned on 20 July 2021 amid “impending media reports alleging possible improper behavior”. (YouTube/United States Conference of Catholic Bishops) A top administrator for the US Conference of Catholic Bishops has resigned after an investigation claimed to have tracked him using
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Julio Lancellotti shared photos of himself with trans women on Instagram. (Instagram) A priest has won praise from his followers after he delivered a powerful message of love and solidarity with trans people. Father Julio Lancellotti, a Catholic priest from Sao Paulo, Brazil, shared photos of himself with transgender women on Thursday (7 January) and
A call for institutionalised conversion therapy in Poland has been roundly condemned by therapeutic and psychological experts in the country. Earlier this month, the Polish Episcopal Conference of Catholic bishops said that it was “necessary to create [conversion therapy] clinics… to help people regain their sexual health and natural sexual orientation”. The call for a
A gay Catholic official has been accused of fraudulently using a coronavirus relief scheme to buy a yacht, a townhouse and a luxury sports car. Kenneth Gaughan, 41, fraudulently received more than $2.1 million in payment protection program (PPP) loans and economic injury disaster loans (EIDL), the United States Department of Justice has alleged. He
People attend a Sunday mass in the Sanctuary of Montenero while social distancing on May 10, 2020 in Livorno, Italy. (Laura Lezza/Getty) A group of Italian Catholic bishops has attacked proposed legislation against homophobia and transphobia, claiming it would make “expression of a legitimate opinion” a crime. Employment discrimination based on sexual orientation was made
Ben Hodges, 20, said his Catholic college had been ‘brilliant’ when he came out as trans. (Liverpool Echo/Screenshot) A trans man who came out while attending a Catholic college received “brilliant” support, despite what many see as a conflict between religion and transgender identities. Ben Hodge, 20, didn’t feel able to come out as a