Michael J. O'Loughlin

Executive editor, National Catholic Reporter

Michael J. O'Loughlin is executive editor of the National Catholic Reporter. Prior to that, was the executive director of Outreach, the LGBTQ Catholic organization founded by Jesuit James Joseph Martin Jr. In addition, he was the national correspondent for America: The Jesuit Review and a staff writer for The Boston Globe and for Crux. A graduate of Saint Anselm College and Yale Divinity School, he lives in New England. He is the author of the book “Hidden Mercy: AIDS, Catholics, and the Untold Stories of Compassion in the Face of Fear” and “The Tweetable Pope: A Spiritual Revolution in 140 Characters.”