Pope Leo meets LGBTQ+ Catholic advocate and vows continuity with Pope Francis' legacy of welcome
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Rev. James Martin, a New York-based Jesuit, poses for a photograph during an interview with The Associated press just outside St. Peter's Square in Rome, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Maria Selene Clemente)Rev. James Martin, a New York-based Jesuit, shows a commemorative photograph of Pope Leo XIV during an interview with The Associated press just outside St. Peter's Square in Rome, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Maria Selene Clemente)Pope Leo XIV delivers his blessing as he recites the Angelus noon prayer from the window of his studio overlooking St.Peter's Square, at the Vatican, Sunday, Aug. 31, 2025. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)Pope Leo XIV tries a skull cap which was hand to him by faithful during the weekly general audience at the Vatican, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)
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Rev. James Martin, a New York-based Jesuit, poses for a photograph during an interview with The Associated press just outside St. Peter's Square in Rome, Monday, Sept. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Maria Selene Clemente)