Katie Collins Scott

At the U.S. bishops' June assembly, Bishop Michael Olson said he had consulted with Dominican Sister of Peace Luisa Derouen before voting on trans health care issues. In an NCR interview, Derouen, a widely respected minister for transgender Catholics, contended that Olson had used her name in a misleading manner.

A multitude of faith-based groups are partnering with California authorities to assist the 36 asylum-seekers whom Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis arranged to transport from El Paso, Texas, to Sacramento.

After a monthslong campaign garnering support from students, faculty and the Catholic Labor Network, food service workers at Loyola University New Orleans won union representation with the local affiliate of Unite Here.

Four Catholic school teachers' contracts were not renewed. Alumni, parents, students and teachers claim it's because the educators support or belong to the LGBTQ community. School and diocesan leaders refute the claim. 

Many Catholic schools are abandoning sports mascots that use Native American nicknames or imagery. But as the principal at one school in Indiana told NCR, "There are really mixed feelings."

Maureen DiMilla has resigned from the committee charged with drafting gender identity guidelines for students in Boston Catholic schools, citing concerns about transparency and lack of input from transgender people.

In an open letter, more than 30 Catholic women scholars, theologians and advocates say the stringent anti-abortion activism of many U.S. Catholic leaders has ignored women's lived experience and personal discernment.

Some 4,000 individuals have participated in a parish-centered initiative that aims to identify, train and mentor immigrant leaders and to nurture relationships between immigrant and nonimmigrant communities.

U.S. bishops' new document rejects gender-affirming medical treatments for transgender individuals, reasserting that Catholic providers must not perform such procedures. Critics warn of the document's far-reaching consequences.

For insight into how Pope Francis is viewed among those with different faiths, or none, NCR invited the presiding bishop of the Episcopal Church, an atheist, a Muslim scholar and a rabbi to discuss him.

A new report by The Washington Post unearths key information about a Catholic news website's controversial use of mobile app tracking data two years ago to out a high-ranking official at the U.S. Catholic bishops' conference, which led to the priest's resignation.

The women wore rainbow masks to Mass to support a teacher fired from a Catholic school because she is in a same-sex relationship. The archdiocese said that shows the women are "not in communion with Christ."

Speaking with NCR, an archdiocesan committee member and a transgender Catholic offer an inside, if partial, look at a process that typically lacks transparency: drafting a gender-identity document for Catholic schools.

The Archdiocese of Portland, Oregon, is the latest U.S. diocese to issue a document affecting the lives of LGBTQ young people, their families, and those who instruct and care for them.

As policies on gender and sexuality were released in U.S. Catholic dioceses last year, two grassroots efforts organized. Their critiques of the policies highlight concerns articulated by LGBTQ activists and others nationwide.

A new report seeks to untangle and analyze many portions of the dark and complex story of L'Arche founder Jean Vanier's decadeslong hidden life as an abuser.

Launching the process for the synod on synodality, Pope Francis challenged Catholics to "become experts in the art of encounter." For that, some U.S. church leaders enlisted the help of a network of local organizations.

Pilot study of moral injury caused by clergy sexual abuse tries to "measure the psychological distress, the spiritual distress and the moral dissonance or confusion because of that violation."

While the Seattle Archdiocese argues that the new home will provide needed space for guests and events, others are critical of the purchase, given Archbishop Paul Etienne's initial promise to live a "simplified life."

Agency leaders say the model, which offers independent living units, can offer community, safety and healing for residents better than typical shelter buildings.