Four Takeaways From the Vatican’s Document on Human Dignity

By Jason Horowitz and Elisabetta Povoledo Jason Horowitz reported from Rome, and Elisabetta Povoledo from Verbania, Italy ... presented the Vatican’s document during a news conference on ... Read More

Vatican says transgender surgeries defy God, surrogacy defies human dignity

“Some topics may resonate more with some sectors of society than others,” Cardinal Victor Manuel Fernandez, who leads the Vatican’s doctrine office, wrote in an introduction, according to ... Read More

Transgender Catholics hit out at Vatican’s rejection

And last year, the Vatican said it’s permissible, under certain circumstances ... convenes some devout trans Catholics from around the world to dissect this document and make it more pastoral." ... Read More

The Vatican's stand on gender-affirming care

Changing one's biological sex "risks threatening the unique dignity the person has received from the moment of conception," the Vatican said. While "biological sex and the sociocultural role of ... Read More

Transgender Catholics Say New Vatican Document Shows No Understanding of Their Lives

Transgender Catholics Say New Vatican Document Shows ... with the church and the world.” Associated Press religion coverage receives support through the AP’s collaboration with The ... Read More

Vatican denounces gender-affirming surgery, surrogacy in declaration on 'dignity'

The Vatican's doctrine office issued the document after five years of development. Pope Francis ordered the publication of the message and approved its contents last month. In the document ... Read More

Vatican says gender-affirming surgery, surrogacy and gender theory are violations of human dignity

The Vatican’s doctrine office issued “Infinite Dignity ... that sparked criticism from conservative bishops around the world, especially in Africa. And yet, the document takes pointed ... Read More

Vatican declares gender change, surrogacy 'grave threats' to human dignity

April 8 (UPI) --The Vatican and Pope Francis issued a strong ... at a subway station in London during Tuesday morning's rush hour. World News // 10 hours ago 7 killed, at least 36 injured in ... Read More

Vatican declares transgender surgery should never be attempted

The declaration, issued by the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, reiterates the Vatican’s opposition to surrogacy, abortion, the death penalty and euthanasia. It called for a global ban ... Read More

Vatican says 'no' to sex changes and gender theory in new document

Monday's declaration doubled down on the ... We live in a world where facts and fiction get blurred Who we choose to trust can have a profound impact on our lives. Join thousands of devoted South ... Read More

The Vatican issues declaration on sex change operations after five years of deliberation

The Vatican has declared sex change operations “grave threats” to human dignity, putting them on par with abortion and euthanasia as practices that violate God’s plan for human life. Read More

The Vatican Briefing

As part of NCR's new podcast, The Vatican Briefing, one of the voting members of the Synod of Bishops has indicated an openness to restoring the early Catholic Church's tradition of ordaining ... Read More