Michael O'Loughlin

3 weeks ago | washingtonpost.com | Michael O'Loughlin

Pope Leo’s views on LGBT Catholics are a mystery — but we have clues (washingtonpost.com) Pope Leo’s views on LGBT Catholics are a mystery — but we have clues By Michael J. O'Loughlin 2025051417170800 My husband and I stood in St. Peter's Square waiting for white smoke, our eyes darting from the giant screens near us to the tiny chimney in the distance. As minutes ticked by, the crowd grew in size, but expectations seemed to diminish.

2 months ago | irishtimes.com | Michael O'Loughlin

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Nov 16, 2023 | audiobooks.com | Michael O'Loughlin

The 1980s and 1990s, the height of the AIDS crisis in the United States, was decades ago now, and many of the stories from this time remain hidden: A Catholic nun from a small Midwestern town packs up her life to move to New York City, where she throws herself into a community under assault from HIV and AIDS. A young priest sees himself in the many gay men dying from AIDS and grapples with how best to respond, eventually coming out as gay and putting his own career on the line.

Jul 6, 2023 | chausa.org | Michael O'Loughlin

Sam Moore needed help. Diagnosed with HIV in 1997, the New Orleans native kept his health in check with daily medication, something of a miracle considering the devastation HIV and AIDS unleashed on marginalized communities in the 1980s and 1990s. Though he initially struggled with his diagnosis — he said he was admitted to a psychiatric ward upon learning the news — Moore adapted.

Jul 6, 2023 | chausa.org | Michael O'Loughlin

Sam Moore needed help. Diagnosed with HIV in 1997, the New Orleans native kept his health in check with daily medication, something of a miracle considering the devastation HIV and AIDS unleashed on marginalized communities in the 1980s and 1990s. Though he initially struggled with his diagnosis — he said he was admitted to a psychiatric ward upon learning the news — Moore adapted.