This Week In The Wanderer . . . Issue of September 17, 2026

The September 17, 2026, issue of The Wanderer covers several legal and social conflicts involving Catholic principles and secular institutions.

One lead story reports on a legal challenge to a California law that prevents schools from informing parents when a child identifies as transgender and requests to be treated as the opposite sex. A coalition including 17 state attorneys general, five senators, and over 70 organizations has filed briefs to support parents. These groups argue that parents hold the fundamental responsibility for directing their children's upbringing rather than school officials.

The issue also reports that New York’s Mount Sinai Health System reached an agreement with the Justice Department to stop providing transgender medical interventions to minors. These interventions include surgeries, cross-sex hormones, and puberty blockers. The agreement involves a financial penalty and $2 million to fund medical care for individuals harmed by such treatments received while they were minors.