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Joshua J. McElwee

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

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]

McElwee is also a frequent analyst for US radio and television programs. He has appeared regularly on National Public Radio programs including Morning Edition,[11][12] On Point,[13] and The Diane Rehm Show.[14] 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.[15] As of 2018 both live in Rome, and both serve on the pastoral council of the Caravita Community.[16]

References

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