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Outreach 2026 conference highlights LGBTQ discipleship, community, ministry efforts
Link Northwest Catholic / June 25, 2026Cardinal McElroy: Leo’s papacy offers ‘great hope’ for church’s LGBTQ ministry
Link National Catholic Reporter / June 25, 2026Outreach conference offers “sources of hope” for LGBTQ Catholics
Outreach Originals Ryan Di Corpo / June 24, 2026Over 450 Catholics gathered in Washington D.C. to celebrate the LGBTQ Catholic experience and share ministerial practices.
Cardinal Robert McElroy to LGBTQ Catholics: On Mercy, Redemption and Holiness
Outreach Originals Cardinal Robert W. McElroy / June 21, 2026The full text of Cardinal Robert McElroy’s homily from the Vigil Mass on June 20th, 2026 at Gaston Hall of Georgetown University for the Outreach 2026 Conference.
Known and loved: Welcome to Outreach 2026
Outreach Originals Conor J Reidy / June 19, 2026Executive Director Conor J Reidy welcomes the record breaking number of registrants to “Outreach 2026: Walking Side-by-Side”.
What I’ve learned at past Outreach Conferences
Outreach Originals Will Montgomery / June 16, 2026After attending the Outreach conference in 2023, a parish LGBTQ ministry began asking a simple but urgent question: What would happen if families heard clearly from the church that God loves their LGBTQ children?
“What if that were me?” A reflection on the Pulse Nightclub Massacre
Outreach Originals John Consolie / June 12, 2026The witness of the victims of the Pulse nightclub massacre ask us to ponder Jesus’ words to “love one another as I have loved you.”
Father James Martin, SJ: Ten Years after Pulse, Solidarity
Outreach Originals James Martin, S.J. / June 11, 2026Ten years after the Pulse nightclub massacre, Fr. James Martin, SJ, reflects on the Church’s response to the tragedy, the progress made in LGBTQ ministry since, and the ongoing call to solidarity with LGBTQ Catholics.
From worry to joy: A mother’s reflections on her daughter’s wedding
Outreach Originals Andrea Colao / June 10, 2026For Andrea Colao, the journey from her daughter’s coming out to her daughter’s wedding is one marked by joy, hope and love.
An Open Letter to Parish Communities
Outreach Originals Will Montgomery / Outreach Staff / June 9, 2026This message was developed by the St. Ignatius Loyola, New York, NY parish ministry as a resource that may be adapted for use in a homily or parish communication.