News and Views
Pope Leo XIV, solidarity and the LGBTQ community
Outreach Originals Jason Steidl Jack / July 16, 2025Following Pope Francis, theologian Jason Steidl Jack expresses hope for Pope Leo XIV to continue devoted service to the poor, including the “LGBTQ poor.”
Submit a panel proposal for Outreach 2026
Outreach Originals Outreach Staff / July 11, 2025Outreach 2026 will take place June 19-21, at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
Why did the Vatican’s doctrine chief recently weigh in on the 2023 same-sex blessings decree?
Outreach Originals Michael J. O’Loughlin / July 8, 2025In 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.”
LGBTQ ministry exists to remind people that they are loved by God
Outreach Originals Ish Ruiz / July 8, 2025LGBTQ ministry exists to affirm one’s “dignity and enough-ness” in God’s sight and to recognize that “God loves us just as we are.”
Outreach’s first retreat: all were welcome
Outreach Originals James Martin, S.J. / July 2, 2025At a silent retreat, nearly 100 LGBTQ Catholics, their friends, families and those who minister to them gathered for prayer and reflection.
Outreach honored with Catholic Media Association awards
Outreach Originals Outreach Staff / July 2, 2025Journalist David Van Biema’s profile of Luisa Derouen, O.P., won in the multimedia category.
LGBTQ stories are important, writes Father James Martin in wake of Supreme Court ruling
Outreach Originals James Martin, S.J. / June 27, 2025Jesus not only reached out to those on the margins—one of his most famous stories, the Parable of the Good Samaritan, was a story about someone from a hated group.
How the Catholic mother of a trans child learned to trust in God’s plan
Outreach Originals Lynn Hoang / June 26, 2025My job is not to “fix” Lily but to love her and walk with her, even when I don’t have all the answers.
Watch Outreach panel on first month of Pope Leo XIV’s papacy
Outreach Originals Outreach Staff / June 18, 2025Panelists considered Pope Leo’s views on synodality, how he might relate with the LGBTQ Catholic community and clues about where he intends to lead the church.
Cardenal Maradiaga: No se pueden ignorar a los Católicos LGBT
Outreach Originals Spanish Cardinal Óscar Andrés Rodríguez Maradiaga, S.D.B. / June 17, 2025En un prólogo para un nuevo libro sobre el ministerio católico LGBTQ, Cardenal Maradiaga escribe que el discernimiento y el acompañamiento pueden llevar a una comunión mayor para católicos LGBTQ.