Joshua J. McElwee

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Joshua J. McElwee is an American journalist covering the Catholic Church.

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Career

McElwee was previously a news editor for the National Catholic Reporter . [1] His reporting, feature writing, and analysis have earned many awards from the Catholic Press Association of the United States and Canada and have been featured in a number of other outlets. [2]

McElwee was awarded third-place for the Magazine Religion News Report prize of the Religion Newswriters Association in 2013, [3] for which he also was a finalist in 2012. [4] He was also a finalist for the Multiple Media award of that organization in 2014 and its Religion Feature Writer award in 2013. [5]

McElwee has reported widely on the pontificate of Pope Francis, covering the pontiff since his election in March 2013. [6] [7] He has also focused his reporting on the Leadership Conference of Women Religious, [8] [9] the main umbrella organization of US Catholic women religious, and on the tensions between Catholic theologians and bishops in the US. [10] [11] [12]

McElwee is also a frequent analyst for US radio and television programs. He has appeared regularly on National Public Radio programs including Morning Edition , [13] [14] On Point , [15] and The Diane Rehm Show . [16] McElwee became a Vatican correspondent for Reuters in 2024.

Personal life

He is married to Kate McElwee, the executive director of the Women's Ordination Conference. [17] As of 2018 both live in Rome, and both serve on the pastoral council of the Caravita Community. [18]

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  2. ↑ "Joshua J. McElwee | National Catholic Reporter". ncronline.org. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  3. ↑ "2013 RNA Contest Winners - Religion News Association & Foundation". rna.org. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  4. ↑ "NCR writers among Religion Newswriters Association honorees | National Catholic Reporter". ncronline.org. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  5. ↑ "Announcing the 2014 RNA Contest Finalists - Religion News Association & Foundation". rna.org. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  6. ↑ "Cardinals elect Pope Francis, Argentinean Jesuit Jorge Mario Bergoglio | National Catholic Reporter". ncronline.org. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  7. ↑ Krames, J. A. (2014). Lead with Humility: 12 Leadership Lessons from Pope Francis. AMACOM. p. 110. ISBN   9780814449127 . Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  8. ↑ "Vatican orders LCWR to revise, appoints archbishop to oversee group | National Catholic Reporter". ncronline.org. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  9. ↑ Patrick, A.E. (2013). Conscience and Calling: Ethical Reflections on Catholic Women's Church Vocations. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 172. ISBN   9781441100597 . Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  10. ↑ "US bishops to replace staffer behind theological investigations | National Catholic Reporter". ncronline.org. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  11. ↑ McDonough, P. (2013). The Catholic Labyrinth: Power, Apathy, and a Passion for Reform in the American Church . Oxford University Press. p.  361. ISBN   9780199989836 . Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  12. ↑ Ahern, K. (2013). Visions of Hope: Emerging Theologians and the Future of the Church. Orbis Books. ISBN   9781626980167 . Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  13. ↑ "Vatican Arrests Former Archbishop On Child Abuse Charges : NPR". npr.org. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  14. ↑ "Vatican Report Conciliatory Toward Gays, Unmarried Couples : NPR". npr.org. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  15. ↑ "Weighing A Catholic Change For LGBT And Divorcees | On Point". onpoint.wbur.org. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  16. ↑ "History Of The Vatican Bank And Current Efforts To Reform It - The Diane Rehm Show". thedianerehmshow.org. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
  17. ↑ "Women's Ordination: about us". womensordination.org. Archived from the original on April 6, 2014.
  18. ↑ "Pastoral Council of the Caravita Community". Archived from the original on September 2, 2018. Retrieved Jan 1, 2019.
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