News and Views
A 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.
US bishops officially ban gender-affirming care at Catholic hospitals
Link Associated Press / November 14, 2025Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalizing same-sex marriage nationwide
Link Associated Press / November 11, 2025Gio Benitez, Openly Gay ABC Anchor, Joins the Catholic Church
Link Letters from Leo / November 11, 2025The Catholic Church: Ever Ancient, Ever New
Gospel Reflection James Martin, S.J. / November 8, 2025The question comes up once a year: Why are we celebrating a feast for a building?
Italian synodal assembly embraces openness to LGBTQ people
Outreach Originals Giuseppe Piva, S.J. / November 6, 2025Synodal representatives in Italy voted overwhelmingly to accept documents calling for greater openness to LGBTQ people. Italian bishops will weigh in next.
Believe in the Afterlife
Gospel Reflection James Martin, S.J. / November 1, 2025God has a place prepared for each of us, a place where we will dwell with God until the end of time.
