Archive · 1 Sep 2025
Pope Leo Meets Priest James Martin, Signaling LGBT Outreach
Pope Leo, the new leader of the Catholic Church, met with a priest named James Martin.
Martin works with LGBT Catholics, and this meeting happened in Vatican City.
This meeting might mean that Pope Leo will keep up the church's work to include and accept gay people, just like the last pope.
The last pope, who died in April, was known for making the church more open to the LGBT community.
Some people weren't happy with this, but now everyone is watching to see if the new pope will continue this.
Several LGBT Catholic groups are visiting Rome this week.
Pope Leo met with Rev. James Martin at the Vatican.
The meeting occurred in the Apostolic Palace.
Martin ministers to LGBT Catholics.
The meeting could indicate a continuation of the late Pope Francis's outreach to the gay community.
The meeting was part of the official schedule on Monday, alongside meetings with cardinals and bishops.
- Who
- Pope Leo and Rev. James Martin
- What
- A private audience at the Vatican.
- When
- Monday
- Where
- Vatican City, at the Apostolic Palace
- Why
- To potentially signal continued outreach to the LGBT community.
- Meeting Held
- Vatican City
- Attendees
- Pope Leo, Rev. James Martin
- Priest's Ministry
- LGBT Catholics
- Previous Pope's Stance
- Welcomed LGBT Catholics
- Current Pope's Public Comments
- None on LGBT community
- Event Context
- Ongoing 2025 Catholic Holy Year