Marianne Duddy-Burke, who has been a leader of DignityUSA for more than forty years and the organization’s Executive Director since 2007, announced today in a letter to the Dignity community that she will step down... Read More: www.dignityusa.org/articles/lon...

Longtime Leader of LGBTQIA+ Catholic Group DignityUSA to Step Down - DignityUSA

DignityUSA board announces Marainne Duddy-Burke's planned retirement as Executive Director.

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Fr. Mychal Judge's witness, 25 years later. outreach.faith/2026/09/mych...

Mychal Judge’s Witness, 25 Years After 9/11 - Outreach

On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, LGBTQ Catholic minister Ariell Watson Simon reflects on Mychal Judge’s life as a gay Franciscan priest and the courage and compassion that shaped his ministry.

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Kinda weird seeing an article about one of my own pieces (not to mention on a blog that I sometimes contribute to!). But also cool! Thanks for translating my horrible dense writing www.newwaysministry.org/2026/09/09/o...

Of Monsters, the Church, and Trans People - New Ways Ministry

The essay is not so much about the Church's failure to provide a foundation for building bridges with trans people, but about the way some forms of transness are not compatible with the reconciliation...

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Breaking: Ten Italian bishops, 200 participants, attend historic national conference on ministry with LGBT people in Rome. outreach.faith/2026/09/ten-...

Ten Italian bishops attend historic national conference on ministry with LGBT people in Rome  - Outreach

Ten Italian bishops and many priests gathered in Rome for a major national conference on pastoral ministry with LGBTQ people on September 4th, 2026.

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Great Quest in the Midlands day out at Leicester Pride.

The next monthly Mass welcoming LGBT+ Catholics in the Diocese of Clifton is on Sunday 16th August, 3pm, at the church of St Nicholas of Tolentino, Easton, Bristol. All Are Welcome!

2026 Quest conference in Manchester. Uplifting, moving, challenging, inspiring, catching up with old friends and making new ones. Great talks from speakers, Dr Nicolete Burbach and Dr Maria Exall, plus presentations from Paul O'Dowd - Caritas Salford and Collins Otieno - LIMI Center in Nairobi.

The second day of Quest’s conference on Catholic Social Teaching, Dr Maria Exall challenges us to understand our heritage as Catholics and our role in social justice.

As part of our conference on Catholic Social Teaching and LGBT Catholics we invited Collins to talk about his project providing safety dignity and hope to vulnerable young LGBT people finding themselves on the streets and desperate in Kenya. Ministry at the margins.

Quest’s 44th Annual Conference weekend welcomed back Dr Nicholete Burbach talking about Catholic Social Teaching and LGBT+ Catholics. It’s our 3rd visit to Luther King House and it feels very much like home for our community in Quest.

The Jesuit Curia @JesuitsGlobal asked me for my memories of my encounters with Pope Francis as part of their series "Pope Francis: In memoriam." www.jesuits.global/pope-francis...

James Martin, SJ | The Society of Jesus

“I did not know Pope Francis as well as many others did. Certainly not as well as some mutual friends who had known him since his days as the Archbishop of Buenos Aires. Nor did I know him as well as ...

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Cardinal Robert McElroy, Archbishop of Washington, offers words of welcome and comfort to LGBTQ Catholics at the Outreach conference at Georgetown University last weekend. For many it was the most powerful part of the weekend.

News: Cardinal Robert McElroy's moving homily at the Outreach 2026 conference for LGBTQ Catholics: "[T]he concrete situations in which people find themselves are constitutive dimensions of how doctrine should be formed in the light of the kerygma." outreach.faith/2026/06/card...

Cardinal Robert McElroy to LGBTQ Catholics: On Mercy, Redemption and Holiness  - Outreach

The 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.

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The next monthly Mass welcoming LGBT+ Catholics in the Diocese of Clifton is this Sunday 21s June, 3pm, at the church of St Nicholas of Tolentino, Easton, Bristol. All Are Welcome!

Tomorrow is the 10th anniversary of the Pulse nightclub massacre in Orlando, Florida. A meditation on how Pulse invites us all to stand in solidarity with LGBTQ people who are suffering or struggling anywhere. outreach.faith/2026/06/fath...

Father James Martin, SJ: Ten Years after Pulse, Solidarity - Outreach

Ten 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...

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You want to be part of healing the divide between the Church and the LGBTQ community. 🌈 “Building a Bridge” by @jamesmartinsj.bsky.social offers a path forward - with respect, compassion, and sensitivity. A must-read this June for those who long to listen, learn, and love. #PrideMonth

Last call for Quest’s Annual Conference at Luther King House Manchester 17-19 July 2026 with Dr Nicolete Burbach and Dr Maria Exall “Catholic Social Teaching and LGBT+ Catholics” **BOOKING CLOSES SUNDAY 7th JUNE** More info and booking form go to our Linktree in our bio.

Interested in Catholic Social Teaching? Heard about Pope Leo’s new encyclical but felt daunted by the 40k words? Jay Hulme (speaker at the Quest conference a few years ago) helpfully picks out the best bits in this thread.

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Okay so I read the whole of the Pope's latest encyclical "Magnifica Humanitas", the one the internet is calling the AI Encyclical, but it's about a LOT more than that (of course it is, it's over 40,000 words). Here's a thread of quotes...

Outreach is grateful to share reflections from leading Catholic theologians and scholars on the work of Study Group 9 and what it means for both the church and LGBTQ Catholics. Today: Elizabeth Johnson, CSJ; Lucas Sharma, SJ; Kevin Ahern and Antonio Autiero. outreach.faith/theologians-...

Theologians and other scholars on the Synod's call to listen to LGBTQ people - Outreach

Leading Catholic theologians and scholars reflect on the significance of Study Group 9 and the church's relationships with LGBTQ Catholics.

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Archbishop of Florence to LGBTQ Catholics: The church should be a "home for everyone" outreach.faith/2026/05/arch...

Archbishop of Florence to LGBTQ Catholics: The church should be a "home for everyone" - Outreach

Archbishop Gherardo Gambelli of Flroence reflects on God’s love for LGBTQ Catholics, calling the Church to reject exclusion and become “a home for everyone” during a prayer vigil against homotransphob...

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Happy pentecost! I had the honor of producing the audio for a new scripture reflection series from New Ways Ministry that starts today. The first reflection is by Bishop John Stowe: www.newwaysministry.org/2026/05/22/t...

Dr Nicky Burbach will be a speaker at Quest’s annual conference in Manchester in July. Here she speaks to the Magnificast podcast.

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We've got a banger of an episode this week with @nicoleteburbach.bsky.social Listen in 🎧 open.spotify.com/episode/3M54...

Quest’s 44th Annual Conference at Luther King House Manchester 17-19 July 2026 with Dr Nicolete Burbach and Dr Maria Exall “Catholic Social Teaching and LGBT+ Catholics” BOOKING CLOSES SUNDAY 7th JUNE. More info and booking form go to our Linktree in our bio.

An extraordinary address from Bishop Vincenzo Viva, Bishop of Albano, Italy, to a group of LGBTQ Catholics. (In English, with a link to the original Italian) outreach.faith/2026/05/ital...

Italian bishop to LGBTQ people: I speak not of

English translation of Italian Bishop Vincenzo Viva's words at a diocesan prayer service held with the LGBTQ community.

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New for Outreach: an essay where I talk about attending a Bishops listening session organized by New Ways Ministry outreach.faith/2026/05/what...

What happens when Bishops listen to trans Catholics  - Outreach

One trans Catholic reflects on the recent New Ways listening sessions, and how it feels to have Bishops listen to trans experiences.

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Tomorrow, Sunday, 17th May, is the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, and Transphobia (IDAHOBIT). In Europe and Latin America, many Catholic organisations and parishes which support LGBTQ+ people will host prayer vigils. www.newwaysministry.org/2026/05/16/c...

Catholics in Dozens of Cities Host Prayer Services for IDAHOBIT - New Ways Ministry

This year a record number of Catholic dioceses, parishes, and LGBTQ+ ministry groups are sponsoring or co-sponsoring prayer vigisl for the International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia and Transphobi...

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An Archbishop who listens to LGBTQ people—By attending a listening session hosted by New Ways Ministry, Archbishop Grob of Milwaukee models what it means to truly listen and follow “the Gospel model of pastoral care.” Read more at Outreach: outreach.faith/2026/05/arch...

Archbishop Grob, St. John Paul II and the Gospel of listening - Outreach

A reflection which explores how Archbishop Jeffrey Grob’s act of listening reflects Pope John Paul II’s vision of human dignity.

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My latest looks at some of the response to the inclusion of gay Catholic testimony in the Synod report open.substack.com/pub/maxwellk...

Courage Cannot Claim Transparency While Denying Its History — and Gay Catholics Are Not “Wounding” the Church

Plus, Liberation Theology as a Way Forward

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The Global network of Rainbow Catholics, a network of over 50 LGBTIQ+ Catholic organisations from all over the world, including Quest, welcomes the Vatican’s recent report of Study Group 9, published on 5th May 2026. share.google/TVxdT2ZY7yH5...

Group 9 - GNRC Welcomes Vatican Study Group Report as a Step Toward Inclusion - Global Network of Rainbow Catholics

The Global network of Rainbow Catholics, a network of over 50 LGBTIQ+ Catholic organisations from all over the world, welcomes the Vatican's recent report of Study Group 9, published on 5th May 2026. ...

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Outreach is honored to publish a new essay on Catholicism and homosexuality by Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco, the Archbishop of Algiers. It is the foreword to a new book published today in French. His essay in English is here: outreach.faith/2026/05/card...

Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco on Gays and Catholics - Outreach

Cardinal Jean-Paul Vesco's preface to the new collection of essays entitled "Gays and Catholics: The Church Put to the Test of Reality"

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