News and Views
Vatican groups report progress, and tensions, on women and LGBTQ inclusion
Link Religion News Service / November 19, 2025Synod study groups on ‘controversial’ issues release interim reports
Link America Magazine / November 19, 2025Chris Ponnet, Priest Who Preached Social Justice Far Beyond Pulpit, Dies at 68
Link The New York Times / November 19, 2025A transgender Catholic on what it means for the church to walk with LGBTQ people
Outreach Originals Maxwell Kuzma / November 19, 2025Pope Leo XIV included a group of transgender people in a special Vatican lunch, the same week U.S. bishops went on the record opposing gender-affirming care.
‘Outreach Guide to the Bible’ now available as a book from Paulist Press
Outreach Originals Outreach Staff / November 18, 2025The collection includes 16 essays from leading Bible experts, along with a new foreword by James Martin, S.J.
Why does Jesus warn us about the end times?
Gospel Reflection James Martin, S.J. / November 15, 2025Jesus’ warnings concerning the end times call us to live faithfully, every moment of the day.
A priest’s reflection on confession and LGBTQ Catholics
Outreach Originals The Rev. Michael Trail / November 14, 2025For one priest, the perseverance and courage of LGBTQ people who come to confession is a model for the whole church.
