Pope Leo meets LGBTQ+ Catholic advocate and vows continuity with Pope Francis' legacy of welcome

Pope Leo expresses support for LGBT Catholics after meeting prominent US advocate

Reverend James Martin says the U.S. pontiff expressed in their Vatican meeting a ‘desire to welcome all people’

Pope Leo XIV will continue Francis's acceptance of LGBTQ+ Catholics

The new Pope met with Father James Martin and shared his belief in inclusion and desire for continuity.

Jesuit Father James Martin says pope welcomes LGBTQ Catholics - Catholic Review

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Leo XIV met privately Sept. 1 with Jesuit Father James Martin, an author and editor known for his ministry with LGBTQ Catholics. Father Martin, who was in Rome to lead a Sept. 2-7 pilgrimage of LGBTQ Catholics, wrote on X: “I was honored and grateful to meet with the Holy Father @Pontifex this morning in an audience in the Apostolic Palace, and moved to hear the same message I heard from Pope Francis on LGBTQ Catholics,…

Pope meets with LGBTQ+ Catholic advocate, vows to continue Francis' policy

Pope Leo XIV has met with one of the most prominent advocates for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Catholic Church

Pope Leo to maintain openness to LGBTQ, Jesuit advocate says

As the church grapples with how LGBTQ issues will be dealt with in a post-Pope Francis era, one prominent priest and advocate has said that the approach from the top will remain the same.

Pope Leo Meets LGBTQ+ Catholic Advocate, Vows Continuity With Pope Francis’ Legacy

ABC News reports that Pope Leo XIV met Monday with one of the most prominent advocates for greater LGBTQ+ inclusion in the Catholic Church and encouraged his ministry, just days before a planned Holy Year pilgrimage of LGBTQ+ Catholics to the Vatican in a sign of continued welcome. Read more at ABC News