Federal court allows Michigan therapists to counsel children claiming to be opposite sex — By: Catholic News Agency

The Michigan capitol building in Lansing. / Credit: John McLenaghan/Shutterstock CNA Staff, Dec 18, 2025 / 12:36 pm (CNA). Counselors and therapists in Michigan will be allowed to treat children who believe themselves to be the opposite sex, striking down a Michigan law that outlawed such counseling by claiming it constitutes “conversion therapy.” The Dec….

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HHS announces actions to restrict ‘sex-rejecting procedures’ on minors — By: Catholic News Agency

President Donald J. Trump watches as Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Health and Human Services Secretary, speaks after being sworn in on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025, in Washington, D.C. / Credit: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post via Getty Images Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Dec 18, 2025 / 13:31 pm (CNA). The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)…

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European Parliament backs abortion fund resolution amid Catholic criticism — By: Catholic News Agency

The European Parliament in Strasbourg, France. / Credit: fotogoocom via Wikimedia (CC BY 3.0) Vilnius, Lithuania, Dec 18, 2025 / 14:04 pm (CNA). The European Parliament voted Dec. 17 in favor of a resolution supporting the creation of a new European Union fund intended to expand access to abortion services across member states, a move…

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