Welcome. God loves you.

Outreach Original Bishop Vincenzo Viva / May 19, 2026

Italian bishop to LGBTQ people: I speak not of “welcoming” but of “recognition and full integration.”

English translation of Italian Bishop Vincenzo Viva’s words at a diocesan prayer service held with the LGBTQ community.

Sign up for our weekly newsletters

Outreach Original
Maxwell Kuzma / May 18, 2026

What happens when Bishops listen to trans Catholics 

One trans Catholic reflects on the recent New Ways listening sessions, and how it feels to have Bishops listen to trans experiences.

Outreach Original
Bill Wigchers / May 15, 2026

Archbishop Grob, St. John Paul II and the Gospel of listening

A reflection which explores how Archbishop Jeffrey Grob’s act of listening reflects Pope John Paul II’s vision of human dignity.

Outreach Original
Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco / May 13, 2026

Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco on Gays and Catholics

Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco’s preface to the new collection of essays entitled “Gays and Catholics: The Church Put to the Test of Reality”

The Outreach Guide to the Bible and Homosexuality

Resource

Homosexuality: Catholic Teaching and Pastoral Practice

Book Gerald D. Coleman

A bit dated, but an important look at topics of sexual identity from within the Catholic tradition.

Resource

Tender un puente

Book Spanish James Martin, S.J.

Building a Bridge in Spanish.

Resource

Prefacio: Construindo uma ponte

Preface Portuguese Antonio Pedro Monteiro, SCJ

Preface to the Portuguese edition of James Martin, S.J.’s “Building a Bridge” (“Construindo uma ponte”) in Portuguese by Antonio Pedro Monteiro, SCJ.