Father James Martin Archives

Father Martin urges Catholic college leaders to support LGBT students

Feb 4, 2020

Jesuit Father James Martin, who for the past few years has been writing and speaking about how the Church can better minister to LGBT Catholics, brought his message to about 400 Catholic college and university presidents and school officials Feb. 2 at the annual conference of the Association of Catholic Colleges and Universities in Washington.

By Carol Zimmermann

New book seeks to show Father James Martin ‘as a person’ to his critics

Jan 20, 2020

Jon Sweeney’s new biography of Father James Martin chronicles the life of one of America’s most in demand and divisive priests.

By Christopher White

Fr. James Martin: Pope was ‘attentive, welcoming and warm’ during meeting

Sep 30, 2019

On Monday, Pope Francis met with Jesuit Father James Martin, an American priest who has dedicated most of the past three years to ministering to LGBT Catholics, whom he describes as the “most marginalized group” in the Catholic Church.

By Inés San Martín

Pope meets with Jesuit criticized by conservatives for gay outreach

Sep 30, 2019

Pope Francis met privately Monday with an American Jesuit who has been attacked by conservative U.S. Catholics for reaching out to gays, the latest evidence of Francis’s willingness to shrug off right-wing criticism for the sake of his pastoral priorities.

By Nicole Winfield

Helsinki Commission looks at how faith groups can combat hate

Jul 20, 2019

People of different faiths came together to talk about strategies to combat racism.

By Rhina Guidos

U.S., English bishops welcome Vatican document on gender ideology

Jun 12, 2019

Catholic bishops in the U.S., England and Wales welcomed the Vatican’s statement that gender ideology is opposed to faith and reason, and that Catholic schools and parents must help teach children that gender is fixed from birth.

By Elizabeth Bachmann