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Outreach announces New York City pilgrimage, Sept. 25-27, exploring the LGBTQ Catholic history of the city, especially during the HIV/AIDS epidemic.

Outreach will host a regional event in partnership with the Church of St. Paul the Apostle and their LGBTQ ministry, “Out at St. Paul” on Saturday, Sept. 26.

Ryan Di Corpo responds to a recent report from the McGrath Institute for Church Life, arguing that ordaining qualified gay men and combating clergy sexual abuse are not mutually exclusive.

In this installment of “Theologians and other scholars on the Synod’s call to listen to LGBTQ people,” Kate Ward and Maxwell Waldschmidt reflect on the promise and limitations of Study Group 9’s report.

James Martin, S.J., reflects on a recent paper from the McGrath Institute for Church Life on seminary formation and priestly ordination, asking whether celibate gay men should be ordained.

Author Christina Zaker shares how allyship, like parenting, is a verb, necessitating both internal and external practices.

For one mother, Outreach 2026 demonstrated how true change comes not through derision, but through “the steady, courageous work of love.”

In this installment of “Theologians and other scholars on the Synod’s call to listen to LGBTQ people,” Terence Sweeney reflects on the importance of listening to LGBTQ Catholics while remaining rooted in Scripture, Tradition and church teaching.