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Nearly 125 people gathered for prayer and community building at an Outreach regional event in Chicago.

In a new book, Pope Leo says he wants LGBTQ people to feel welcome in the church but says he hopes to avoid polarizing issues.

While spaces for LGBTQ Catholics can sometimes feel heavy, a sense of joy and celebration animated a recent international gathering in Rome.

As part of the Jubilee Year of Hope, LGBTQ Catholics from across the world will process through the Holy Door of St. Peter’s Basilica on Sept. 6.

Pope Leo XIV enjoys the best net favorables among Americans out of 13 other “newsmakers” according to a new Gallup poll.

Michael O’Loughlin interviews Paul Elie, author of “The Last Supper,” exploring the stories of struggle for gay Catholics in 1980s New York.

In response to a reporter who asked if Fiducia Supplicans would be shelved, Cardinal Victor Fernandez replied, “I don’t think so, the declaration will remain.”

Asked about past comments in which he condemned media sympathetic to homosexuality, then-Cardinal Prevost said the church should be open and welcoming to all.

Little is known about how the U.S.-born pope might interact with the LGBTQ Catholic community. Father Martin offers some insight—and says the key might be Leo’s support for synodality.