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Outreach Original Colleen Schechter / July 17, 2026

What the Outreach 2026 Conference taught me about leading with love

For one mother, Outreach 2026 demonstrated how true change comes not through derision, but through “the steady, courageous work of love.”

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Terence Sweeney / July 16, 2026

Terence Sweeney on Study Group 9: Listening, Theology and Authority

In this installment of “Theologians and other scholars on the Synod’s call to listen to LGBTQ people,” Terence Sweeney reflects on the importance of listening to LGBTQ Catholics while remaining rooted in Scripture, Tradition and church teaching.

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Rev. Bryan Massingale / July 14, 2026

Rev. Bryan Massingale on Black theology, LGBTQ Catholics and the future of the church

Full text of the speech given by Rev Bryan Massingale upon receiving The John Courtney Murray Award at the Catholic Theological Society of America Award Ceremony on Saturday, June 13, 2026

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Ryan Di Corpo / July 10, 2026

“Leviticus” is a clumsy nail-biter that mines horror from homophobia 

In Leviticus, director Adrian Chiarella transforms conversion therapy into supernatural horror, exploring the toll of religious prejudice on LGBTQ youth.

The Outreach Guide to the Bible and Homosexuality

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Listen to the Stories: Gay and Lesbian Catholics Talk About Their Lives

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Autobiographical essays recouting queer Catholic experience.

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Um lugar à Mesa: Estudo sobre a produção pastoral do ativismo católico LGBT brasileiro

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Esta pesquisa etnográfica busca analisar o ativismo religioso de grupos pastorais católicos formados por pessoas LGBT. Em atuação no Brasil desde os anos 2000, tais coletivos tencionam a Igreja Católica – que em sua doutrina considera as “práticas homossexuais desordenadas” – quando afirmam publicamente que são “católicos LGBT”.

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Academic Statement on the Ethics of Free and Faithful Same-Sex Relationships

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The Statement has been endorsed by more than 60 Catholic scholars and is currently available in 10 languages. Links to the full report, “Christian Objections to Same Sex Relationships: An Academic Assessment.”