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St. Patrick's Cathedral hosts reparation Mass after 'scandalous' funeral for trans activist – Catholic World Report

St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City. / Richard Trois via Flickr (CC BY-NC 2.0). Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Feb 17, 2024 / 13:56 pm (CNA). The pastor of St. Patrick's Cathedral in New York City says the church has offered a Mass of Reparation after a controversial irreverent funeral service was held there this week for a well-known transgender advocate. The Manhattan cathedral hosted the Feb. 15 funeral service for Cecilia Gentili, an activist who helped to decriminalize sex work in New York, lobbied for “gender identity” to be added as a protected class to the state’s human rights laws, and was a major fundraiser for transgender causes. Gentili was a man who identified as a woman. Throughout the liturgy, the presider, Father Edward Dougherty, referred to Gentili with feminine pronouns and described the trans-identifying man as “our sister.” Additionally, during the prayers of the faithful, the reader prayed for so-called gender-a

With Bishop Strickland Praying Outside, US Bishops Hear Papal Envoy in Baltimore

Bishops elect new secretary, committee chairs at fall meeting in Baltimore

The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops meets for its fall plenary assembly meeting Nov. 14, 2023, in Baltimore. / Credit: Joe Bukuras/CNA Baltimore, Md., Nov 14, 2023 / 14:15 pm (CNA). The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops elected A.

With Strickland praying outside, US bishops hear papal envoy in Baltimore

The papal envoy to the United States used his address to U.S. bishops Nov. 14 to highlight the “close relationship” between their ongoing Eucharistic Revival initiative, and Pope Francis’s ongoing Synod on Synodality.

The US bishops' elections were a mixed bag for 'Team Francis'