Christopher White

Christopher White
NATIONAL_CORRESPONDENT
Christopher White is the Director of Catholic Voices USA. He holds an M.A. in Ethics and Society from Fordham University and a B.A. in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics from The King’s College. His writings have appeared in the Wall Street Journal, USA Today, Forbes, Washington Post, New York Daily News, International Business Times, The American Interest, First Things, and Human Life Review, among many other print and online publications. He is a Robert Novak Fellowship Award Winner and lives in New York City.

Bishops oppose Trump’s decision ending program for unaccompanied child migrants
- Church in the US
- August 22, 2017
The U.S. bishops are protesting the decision of the Trump administration to end a program open to migrants from El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras in an effort to control the flood of unaccompanied children into the United States trying to escape violence in their home countries. In 2014 alone, more than 60,000 unaccompanied children made their way into the country causing a massive backlog in the courts.
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Cardinal Lustiger: 10 years after death, Jewish convert still looms over Church in France
- Global Church
- August 4, 2017
Cardinal Jean-Marie Lustiger, the Jewish convert who became Archbishop of Paris, died ten years ago. His epitaph, which he wrote, reads: “I was born a Jew. I received the name of my paternal grandfather Aaron. Christian by faith and by baptism, I remained a Jew, as did the Apostles.”
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Father Jacques Hamel’s martyrdom and Church unity in France
- Commentary
- July 26, 2017
It is the one-year anniversary of the murder of Father Jacques Hamel outside of Rouen, France. The extraordinary response to Hamel’s martyrdom throughout France has been one of unity and an abiding belief that his sacrifice would yield a greater good for both the Church and the country.
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St. Martin Community seeks priests with “smell of the sheep”
- Global Church
- July 11, 2017
Évron Abbey, which is located two hours southwest of Paris, traces its roots back to the 7th century when it was previously a Benedictine Abbey. Now it is home to the Community of Saint Martin, one of the fastest growing religious communities in France.
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Military Archdiocese faces uphill battle to serve troops
- Church in the US, Interviews
- June 24, 2017
The Archdiocese for the Military Services is charged with pastoral care of Catholics in the military, in all five branches, their dependents, any Catholic who is a patient or a resident on a facility governed by the Department of Veteran Affairs, and any U.S. Catholic who works for the Federal Government outside the United States. It is estimated 1.8 million Catholics are under its pastoral care, but it only has 208 priests currently serving.
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Journey to Antarctica confirms the wisdom of ‘Laudato Si”
- Commentary
- June 21, 2017
In the same way that ‘Laudato Si’’ serves as a rallying cry for humanity to work together to combat environmental destruction, the very existence of Antarctica is representative of that vision. The fact that an entire continent—one that is almost twice the size of Australia—exists as a place of international cooperation should serve as a model for global conduct.
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