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A Francis admirer and a Francis skeptic debate the pope’s legacy
Link The New York Times / April 24, 2025Outreach remembers Pope Francis
Outreach Originals Outreach Staff / April 24, 2025Pope Francis, who for more than a decade urged Catholics to live out the Gospel in ways that are inclusive and welcoming, died on April 21, 2025, at age 88. Outreach remembers Pope Francis.
Transgender people to be part of Vatican-organized send off of Pope Francis
Outreach Originals Michael J. O’Loughlin / April 24, 2025A group of about 40 people from communities close to the pope’s heart will be on hand at his funeral on Saturday, the Vatican announced.
How a kind word from Pope Francis inspired my LGBTQ campus ministry
Outreach Originals John Consolie / April 24, 2025An encounter with Pope Francis as a pilgrim in Rome in 2014 helped a Notre Dame student find courage as he ministered to LGBTQ students a decade later.
