Gregory Joseph Boyle (born May 19, 1954) is an American Catholic priest of the Jesuit order. He is the founder and director of Homeboy Industries, the world's largest gang intervention and rehabilitation program, and former pastor of Dolores Mission Church in Los Angeles.

Gregory Boyle is the founder of Homeboy Industries, the largest gang-intervention, rehabilitation, and re-entry program in the world.

Feb 26, 2024 · Father Greg Boyle, a Jesuit priest, has made it his mission to help people leave gang life. (Photo courtesy of Homeboy Industries) This article was originally published on Religion Unplugged, with the support of CRCC’s global project on engaged spirituality.

Jun 12, 2024 · On a warm April afternoon Jesuit Fr. Greg Boyle was directing a spiritual retreat at a Jesuit retreat house in San Jose, California. He was with some of his "homies," men and women former...

Nov 23, 2024 · Want a Way Forward? Father Gregory Boyle Says Try ‘Cherished Belonging’ Author, Presidential Medal of Freedom Winner, and Homeboy Industries Founder Will Speak at UC Santa Barbara About the Healing Power of Love in Divided Times

Nov 2, 2022 · Father Greg Boyle, founder and director of Homeboy Industries, in green, conducts mass with fellow Jesuits priests at his 50th Jubilee event at Loyola High School celebrating his half century...

Nov 4, 2015 · Father Gregory Boyle, founder and director of Homeboy Industries, prays over Rolando Motta, 26, in his office. Boyle created Homeboy Industries to assist high-risk youth.

May 3, 2024 · Father Greg Boyle, founder of Homeboy Industries, one of the largest gang intervention programs in L.A. County, has received the Presidential Medal of Freedom from President Biden.

Dec 5, 2024 · Four decades ago, Father Greg Boyle S.J. (‘85), founder of Homeboy Industries, graduated from LMU with a master's in English and began his career devoted to spreading love through community building. His approach to work has always been centered with a guiding message of unconditional love for all, devoid of any judgement.

Fr. Boyle is the author of the 2010 New York Times bestseller Tattoos on the Heart: The Power of Boundless Compassion. Followed by Barking to the Choir: The Power of Radical Kinship (2017) and The Whole Language: The Power of Extravagant Tenderness (2021).