Pope Francis has selected Rev. James Martin, an American Jesuit who runs an outreach ministry for LGBTQ Catholics, to participate in a Vatican gathering of bishops later this year.

In 2000, Jesuit priest Rev. James Martin received devastating news: his father was diagnosed with lung cancer. One of the people who helped the family through it was Sister Janice Farnham, Martin ...

VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The Rev. James Martin, an American Jesuit priest who has championed the cause of the Catholic LGBTQ community, said he intends to use his appointment as a representative to ...

The Rev. James Martin, S.J., is a Jesuit priest, author, editor at large at America and founder of Outreach.

Rev. Martin adhered to the new ruling when blessing Damian and Jason, he did not wear any robes or read from scripture during the blessing. The reverend has met with the pope on multiple occasions ...