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Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego chats with participants in the closing session of the San Diego Diocese's synod on young adults at Mission San Diego de Alcalá on Nov. 9, 2019. He was among 21 new cardinals named by Pope Francis May 29, 2022. (CNS photo/David Maung, Diocese of San Diego)
FaithShort Take
J.D. Long García
Bishop Robert W. McElroy is a strong choice by Pope Francis for the College of Cardinals. But he should stay in San Diego, where a growing church needs a dynamic leader.
(Jason Hargrove from Toronto, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons.)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Robert David Sullivan
It is time to defund the police. I haven’t called them in years, and I need that tax money back to subscribe to Disney Plus.
FaithNews
Religion News Service
Sacred Heart Catholic School in Uvalde, Texas, will receive scholarship money for new students that transferred from Robb Elementary School.
FaithYour Take
Our readers
Bishop Robert W. McElroy of San Diego asked in the July/August issue of America whether synodality could “become a deeper element of Catholic life in the United States?” Our readers had a lot to say.
FaithFeatures
Matt Malone, S.J.
For the last decade we have tried to help counter the effects of ideological partisanship by breaking down the echo chambers it relies on; to host a different kind of discourse, a forum for a diversity of viewpoints.
FaithFeatures
Kaya Oakes
It is crucial that church leaders are trained to be good communicators, which also means being good listeners. This training is especially important for priests, whose communications skills (or lack thereof) often set the tone for a parish.