Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Military Services, who oversees Catholic ministries to the U.S. armed forces, has been elected as the new president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
FILE - Archbishop Timothy Broglio conducts an Easter Sunday Mass in an empty sanctuary at Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, Sunday, April 12, 2020. Broglio of the Military Services, who oversees Catholic ministries to the U.S. armed forces, was elected Tuesday, Nov. 15, 2022, as the new president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. BALTIMORE — — Archbishop Timothy Broglio of the Military Services, who oversees Catholic ministries to the U.S.
The bishops’ annual fall meeting will conclude its public sessions on Wednesday. During the course of the meeting, there are expected to be discussions about the church’s efforts to prevent clergy sex abuse and the impact of the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in June striking down the nationwide right to abortion.
Broglio grew up in the Cleveland area, attending Catholic schools there before attending Boston College and then earning a doctorate in canon law from the Pontifical Gregorian University in Rome.In addition to serving as an associate parish pastor and as a college lecturer, Broglio engaged extensively in the Vatican's diplomatic service.
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