The use of puberty blockers on self-identified transgender children and teens has drawn scrutiny in a recent New York Times article, and other commentators echo its concerns that the treatments lack strong evidential grounding and may even be harmful.
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DORCHESTER -- In collaboration with United Way's annual Thanksgiving Project, Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Boston distributed meal kits on Nov. 19, providing thousands of families with supplies to make a traditional Thanksgiving dinner.
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DORCHESTER -- The volunteers at Mary Ann Brett Food Pantry have a wide variety of ages and nationalities among them, but they are united by a common goal: serving their neighbors during hard times -- especially as the holidays approach.
Read moreBRAINTREE -- The Archdiocese of Boston released its "Archdiocesan Synthesis" of the local process for the Synod on Synodality on Nov. 16. The document can be viewed on the archdiocesan website at bit.ly/BostonSynthesis.
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Last Thursday, we had a Zoom meeting of the Executive Committee of the Papal Foundation. The foundation continues its work of supporting the many wonderful works of charity, mercy, and evangelization of the Holy Father all over the globe. It is very inspiring to be able to work with this group of very dedicated people.
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Pope Francis on Tuesday removed the entire leadership of an international confederation of charities and appointed a temporary administrator to improve the organization's management. Pope Francis issued a decree Nov. 22 appointing Pier Francesco Pinelli, an Italian management consultant, as temporary administrator of Caritas Internationalis (CI).
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