Polish bishops: Church does not have authority to ‘bless same-sex unions’ — By: Catholic News Agency

A plenary meeting of the Polish bishops’ conference on March 15, 2022. / episkopat.pl. CNA Staff, Dec 22, 2023 / 15:40 pm (CNA). Catholic bishops in Poland have ruled out the possibility of blessing “same-sex unions,” but remain open to blessing individuals with homosexual tendencies, only if they are “living in complete abstinence” of sexual…

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New U.K. draft guidelines say teachers should not be forced to use students’ transgender pronouns — By: Catholic News Agency

null / ZouZou/shutterstock CNA Staff, Dec 22, 2023 / 12:27 pm (CNA). Draft guidelines issued this week by the U.K. Department for Education (DfE) state that schools should only support student pronoun changes in rare cases and that teachers should not be forced to use the pronouns chosen by students identifying as transgender. At the…

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European Union says Pornhub must comply with age verification, safety rules — By: Catholic News Agency

Pornhub website logo. / Kate Krav-Rude/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Dec 22, 2023 / 10:35 am (CNA). The European Union (EU) this week announced that Pornhub, along with two other high-traffic pornography sites, must comply with major age verification and safety laws passed last year by the governing body.  The European Commission, which proposes and enforces laws…

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