News and Views Articles by National Catholic Reporter Search Language Topics Reset all filters US Catholic bishops listen to transgender people in closed-door meeting News National Catholic Reporter / March 3, 2024 Journalist O’Loughlin named first executive director of national LGBTQ Catholic ministry News National Catholic Reporter / February 6, 2024 NCR’s Newsmaker of 2023: Jeannine Gramick, tireless advocate for LGBTQ Catholics News National Catholic Reporter / December 14, 2023 Catholic women’s college opens to trans students, drawing bishop’s rebuke News National Catholic Reporter / December 6, 2023 Vatican: Trans persons can be baptized as Catholics, serve as godparents News National Catholic Reporter / November 8, 2023 Exclusive: On gay Catholics, synod ensured ‘nothing is closed,’ says African Jesuit News National Catholic Reporter / October 31, 2023 Minister to LGBTQ Catholics writes to Pope Francis, gets unexpected response News National Catholic Reporter / October 25, 2023 Exclusive: Jeannine Gramick, LGBTQ advocate, reveals details of meeting with Pope Francis News National Catholic Reporter / October 18, 2023 LGBTQ Catholics subject of emotional debate at synod, participants say News National Catholic Reporter / October 15, 2023 Q&A with Fr. James Martin: Tombs, deaths and why his new book wasn’t titled ‘Come Out!’ News National Catholic Reporter / September 9, 2023