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Sacramento, Calif., Apr 27, 2017 / 12:33 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- A lawsuit has been filed against a Catholic hospital in California for refusing an elective hysterectomy to a female who identifies as a man and who sought the procedure as part of their sex reassignment.The suit was filed by the American Civil Liberties Union on behalf of Evan Minton, who had a hysterectomy scheduled for August 2016 with the Mercy San Juan Medical Center in Carmichael, Calif., in the Sacramento metro area.Minton claims the procedure was cancelled once the hospital learned that Minton was transgender, and asked to be referred to as “he”. The hospital offered to send Minton to a different medical center."We feel very clearly that they discriminated against me because I’m transgender – and that is against the law," Minton told local media.The ACLU alleges in the suit that the hospital’s actions amount to "sex discrimination in violation of California’s Unru...
By Keanine GriggsVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Pope Francis' unique approach to teachingthe faithful combines speaking clearly and simply with showing people whatsteps -- even small steps -- they can take to make a difference, a Vaticanofficial said."He is showing us a practical agenda for being aCatholic and being a Christian in the 21st century," said Jesuit FatherMichael Czerny, whom Pope Francis chose as one of two undersecretaries of theMigrants and Refugee Section of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral HumanDevelopment."We need programs and possibilities of action in orderto live our faith," Father Czerny said. The conversion Pope Francis wantspeople to undergo involves getting them to ask, "What is the next stepthat I could take to help our church and people to respond" to the needsof people and the demands of the Gospel?"He's not proposing a program or organization,"the Jesuit said, but he is asking "how can you contribute to people beinga little less marginalized and a little more...
By Junno Arocho EstevesVATICAN CITY (CNS) -- The Catholic Church needs laypeople with a missionaryspirit, which means Catholics do not have to try to force members into avocation that is the Holy Spirit's to give, Pope Francis said. Thetemptation to impose a vocation on laypeople as some kind of validation oftheir service in the church "worries me," the pope said April 27during a meeting with members of Catholic Action. "What has happened many times in dioceses?" thepope asked. "A priest comes and says, 'I have a phenomenal layman who does this, thisand that; he is a good organizer. What if we make him a deacon?' Stop! Don't give him avocation that is up to the Holy Spirit to give him. Do not clericalize!"CatholicAction's meeting with Pope Francis kicked off a three-day forum designedto reflect on the theme "Catholic Action in mission with all and forall."Warmly greeted by some 300 participants from around theworld, Pope Francis was presented with several meaningful gifts. Two memb...
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- The U.S. Postal Service is going all out for this summer's total solar eclipse, with a first-of-its kind stamp....
LONDON (AP) -- Armed police carrying out a counterterrorism operation Thursday swooped in on a man they said was carrying knives in a bag near Britain's Parliament and arrested him on suspicion of planning terrorist acts....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump plans to sign an executive order Thursday creating an accountability and whistleblower protection office at the Department of Veterans Affairs....
BEIRUT (AP) -- Syria's military said Israel struck a military installation southwest of Damascus International Airport before dawn Thursday, setting off a series of explosions and raising tensions further between the two neighbors....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Getting to the bottom of President Donald Trump's tax plan is difficult because it exists so far as bullet points on a single page, with no detail. Still, there are reasons to be wary about some of the claims coming out of the White House about it....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump's plan to overhaul the nation's tax code could provide significant tax cuts for the working-class voters who elected him, but the unknowns could end up hurting many of these core supporters of the president....
WASHINGTON (AP) -- The investigations into President Donald Trump's ousted National Security Adviser Michael Flynn intensified Thursday as the Pentagon's watchdog joined lawmakers in scrutinizing the legality of payments he accepted from foreign sources including a Russian state-sponsored television network....
