Woman alleges doctors ‘fast-tracked’ her into gender transition as preteen, files lawsuit — By: Catholic News Agency

Dr. Johanna Olson-Kennedy (third from the left, with president of ABC Entertainment Karey Burke, Caitlin Jenner, and producer Jane Cha Cutler at at fundraiser event for the Center for Transyouth Health and Development-Children’s Hospital on Feb. 1, 2020) is being sued by a woman who says she was rushed into a gender transition. / Credit:…

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Quebec bishops ‘deeply concerned’ after premier says he wants to end prayer in public — By: Catholic News Agency

Trois-Rivières Bishop Martin Laliberté (right), the president of the Assembly of Catholic Bishops of Quebec, said the bishops there were “deeply concerned about the erasure of people and believing communities from Quebec’s public space” after Quebec Premier François Legault (left) said last week that praying in public parks and streets “is not something we want…

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Pope Francis: Gentleness, respect are more effective than ‘the strength of arguments’ — By: Catholic News Agency

Pope Francis addresses pilgrims gathered in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican for his general audience on Wednesday, Dec. 11, 2024. / Credit: Daniel Ibañez/CNA Vatican City, Dec 11, 2024 / 10:25 am (CNA). Pope Francis told thousands of pilgrims attending his general audience on Wednesday that “the strength of arguments” is not…

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Unused Church properties find new purpose amid serious real estate challenges — By: Catholic News Agency

St. Austin Catholic Church and School once the construction project was underway. / Credit: St. Austin Catholic Church and School Seattle, Wash., Dec 11, 2024 / 06:00 am (CNA). The Catholic Church in the United States is facing a real estate reckoning. Declining congregations, shifting demographics, and aging infrastructure have left thousands of Church properties…

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