Rev. James Martin
For Father James Martin, ministry means going wherever the people are
By Joshua Stanton and Benjamin Spratt — October 18, 2022
(RNS) — The popular Jesuit priest and author says he felt called to minister among the LGBTQ+ community following the Pulse nightclub shooting in 2016, when few Catholic leaders were speaking out.
Can’t we enjoy the suffering of our enemies a little?
By Mark Silk — February 4, 2022
(RNS) — There's some biblical reason to think we can.
Vatican official apologizes for deleting video from Catholic LGBTQ outreach group
By Jack Jenkins — December 13, 2021
(RNS) — New Ways Ministry called the church's apology on LGBTQ matters a 'historic moment.'
It’s time to rescue the ‘pro-life’ label from anti-abortion activists
By Jonathan Merritt — November 2, 2020
(RNS) — The 'pro-life' term was once a moral call to arms, but it has become a mere political checkbox.
Pope Francis meets with priest to discuss LGBTQ Catholics
By Jack Jenkins — September 30, 2019
(RNS) — Pope Francis met one on one with American Jesuit priest James Martin at the Vatican on Monday to discuss LGBTQ Catholics, a move some advocates say is a signal of support for a priest who has come under fire for calling on Catholics to be more compassionate to LGBTQ people. Martin described the meeting as “warm and friendly and punctuated by laughter."
Bombshell book alleges a Vatican gay subculture, hypocrisy
By Nicole Winfield — February 15, 2019
PARIS (AP) — Equal parts investigative journalism and salacious gossip, Martel paints a picture of an institution almost at war with itself.
Mother Teresa is ‘Saint of the Doubters,’ says Jesuit author
By David Gibson — August 31, 2016
(RNS) The Rev. James Martin, author of the best-selling memoir 'My Life With the Saints,' talks about the canonization of Mother Teresa and how to look at sainthood in the modern era.
Vatican debate on gays provokes strong reaction from all corners
By Josephine McKenna — October 10, 2014
VATICAN CITY (RNS) Should families welcome their gay son and his partner home at Christmas? Lay Catholics say yes, and one leading cardinal calls it "evil."
US churches feel beat of change: More diversity, more drums
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — September 11, 2014
(RNS) Gay and lesbian acceptance, increasing racial diversity and growing spontaneity in worship are among the findings in the latest National Congregations Study.
Pope Francis’ off-script Christmas nod to atheists is part of a pattern
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — December 26, 2013
Pope Francis' Christmas Day outreach to atheists was off script but not out of character for the pontiff. He often invites all to work for the common good.
Poll: Religious groups divided on gun control, but united against guns in churches
By Lauren Markoe — August 15, 2012
WASHINGTON (RNS) A new poll from the Public Religion Research Institute and Religion News Service finds that Americans are generally divided about gun control, but certain religious groups are far from ambivalent. By Lauren Markoe.
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