Cardinal Donald Wuerl Archives

How should a Catholic bishop tweet?
- Catholic News Agency, Church in the US
- July 13, 2017
Bishop Daniel Flores spoke on social media use at a press conference during the “Convocation of Catholic Leaders: The Joy of the Gospel in America” event on July 2 in Orlando, Florida. Joining him in the press conference were Dr. Hosffman Ospino, associate professor of theology and religious education at Boston College; Archbishop Wilton Daniel Gregory of Atlanta; and Cardinal Donald Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington, D.C.
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Pope wants priests to be shepherds who encounter their flocks
- Vatican
- June 16, 2017
The Archbishop of Washington, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, says Pope Francis’s vision for the priesthood offers a template for renewal, as priests join the faithful in carrying out the New Evangelization as missionary disciples in today’s world, helping people encounter, love and follow Jesus.
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Landmark study examines responses of Christians to religious persecution
- Global Church
- April 22, 2017
A new report on religious persecution says Christians are the most widely targeted religious community, suffering terrible persecutions globally. Other key findings of the study included that “Christian responses to persecution are almost always nonviolent, and, with very few exceptions, do not involve acts of terrorism.”
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U.S. Catholics urged to use Passion as motivation to change the world

Christian leaders across the United States have been using Holy Week liturgies to draw attention to the social issues affecting the country. Los Angeles Archbishop Joes H. Gomez said Holy Week is meant to remind Catholics what it means to be a Christian in today’s world and how they can bring hope and possibility to an uncertain society.

Cardinal prays for abuse survivors, urges solidarity with bombing victims

During a Mass for abuse victims, Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl stressed the importance of protecting children and establishing safeguards to protect the innocent. The cardinal also offered prayers and solidarity with the victims of the terror attack in Egypt against Coptic Churches that killed at least 44 people and wounded many more.

Why we can’t let go of the ‘Amoris’ debate just yet

On the one-year anniversary of ‘Amoris Laetitia,’ Cardinal Donald Wuerl of Washington says it’s time to celebrate the document’s ‘beauty and relevance.’ That would be easier to do, however, if Pope Francis were to clarify that Wuerl is right, that the document does not undercut Church teaching on the existence of intrinsically evil acts.