Joshua J. McElwee

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Joshua J. McElwee is an American journalist who is currently the Vatican correspondent for the independent newspaper and web publication 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]

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.
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  8. ↑ "Vatican orders LCWR to revise, appoints archbishop to oversee group | National Catholic Reporter". ncronline.org. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
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  14. ↑ "Vatican Report Conciliatory Toward Gays, Unmarried Couples : NPR". npr.org. Retrieved 2017-01-29.
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