Elizabeth Dias

Washington, D.C.

National Correspondent, Religion and Politics at The New York Times

National Correspondent @NYTimes covering faith & politics, so you *can* discuss both at family dinners. email me: [email protected]

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Articles

After Pope Francis’ Death, Cardinal Timothy Dolan Heads to Rome - The New York Times

11 hours ago | nytimes.com | Elizabeth Dias |Victor J. Blue

Timothy M. Dolan is one of 10 cardinals from the United States who will have a vote in the ritual that will determine the next pope.
Pope Francis’ legacy in the US: A more open, and then divided, church

2 days ago | bostonglobe.com | Elizabeth Dias |Ruth Graham

Months into his papacy in 2013, Pope Francis was asked about gay priests, and he responded, “Who am I to judge?” Across the United States, Catholics and non-Catholics alike took a collective gasp. For years the Roman Catholic Church in the United States had deeply aligned with the religious right in fierce conflicts over issues like abortion, same-sex marriage, and contraception. But Francis wanted a church “with doors always wide open,” as he said in his first apostolic exhortation.
Pope Francis’ Legacy in the U.S.: A More Open, and Then Divided, Church

2 days ago | ourcommunitynow.com | Elizabeth Dias |Ruth Graham

Share Months into his papacy in 2013, Pope Francis was asked about gay priests, and he responded, “Who am I to judge?” Across the United States, Catholics and non-Catholics alike took a collective gasp.For years the Roman Catholic Church in the United States had deeply aligned with the religious right in fierce conflicts over issues like abortion, gay marriage and contraception.
A More Open, and Then Divided, Church

2 days ago | nytimes.com | Elizabeth Dias |Ruth Graham

Pope Francis addressed a joint meeting of Congress in 2015. He was the first and only Pope to do so. Credit... Stephen Crowley/The New York Times Months into his papacy in 2013, Pope Francis was asked about gay priests, and he responded, "Who am I to judge?" Across the United States, Catholics and non-Catholics alike took a collective gasp.
Christian Prayer Rings Out Under Trump

6 days ago | nytimes.com | Elizabeth Dias |Ruth Graham

Evangelical leaders are relishing the new atmosphere at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue - and greater access to the president. The faith office is led by Mr. Trump's longtime personal pastor, Paula White-Cain, and Jennifer Korn, who worked in the first Trump administration. Inside their office on Wednesday, on the basement level of the West Wing, Ms. White-Cain said Mr. Trump had begun talking about his plans for the faith office more than a year ago. Ms. White-Cain in her office in the West Wing.
Final cuts will eliminate U.S. aid agency in all but name

3 weeks ago | lasvegassun.com | Karoun Demirjian |Stephanie Nolen |Michael Crowley |Elizabeth Dias

The Trump administration on Friday detailed its plans to put the U.S. Agency for International Development, the government’s main agency for distributing foreign aid, fully under the State Department and reduce its staff to some 15 positions. An email to USAID employees informing them of the impending layoffs, titled “USAID’s Final Mission” and sent just after noon, detailed an elimination in all but name that the administration had long signaled was coming.
Trump Administration Moves to Eliminate USAID With Final Cuts

3 weeks ago | nytimes.com | Karoun Demirjian |Stephanie Nolen |Michael Crowley |Elizabeth Dias

In a statement, Secretary of State Marco Rubio praised the forthcoming cuts. "We are reorienting our foreign assistance programs to align directly with what is best for the United States and our citizens," he said, calling U.S.A.I.D. in its previous form "misguided and fiscally irresponsible."He pledged that "essential lifesaving programs" would be among those preserved under the State Department.
3/30/25 National Security News and Commentary

3 weeks ago | myemail.constantcontact.com | Alex Horton |Hannah Natanson |Patrick Sisson |Elizabeth Dias

Quotes of the Day:"Only the brave know how to forgive.... a coward never forgave; it is not in his nature."– Lourence Sterne"The price good men pay for indifference to public affairs is to be ruled by evil men."– Plato"It's the truth I'm after, and the truth never harmed anyone. What harms us is to persist in self deceit and ignorance.: – Marcus Aurelius. 1. Secret Pentagon memo on China, homeland has Heritage fingerprints2. As Military Spending Soars, Demand for Spy-Proof Real Estate Booms3.
Los recortes de Trump a la ayuda humanitaria provocan una discusión sobre valores cristianos

2 months ago | es-us.noticias.yahoo.com | Elizabeth Dias

El vicepresidente JD Vance y el papa Francisco entran en conflicto, mientras los grupos religiosos caritativos sufren una crisis existencial. Desde la Segunda Guerra Mundial, cuando los refugiados huían de Europa, los grupos caritativos cristianos han distribuido vital ayuda estadounidense por todo el mundo. Catholic Relief Services ha alimentado a aquellos que sufren durante las hambrunas.
In Trump's Cuts to Aid and Refugees, a Clash Over Christian Values

2 months ago | nytimes.com | Elizabeth Dias

Since World War II, as refugees fled Europe, Christian charity groups have delivered lifesaving American assistance around the world. Catholic Relief Services has fed those who are suffering during famines. World Vision, an evangelical group, has given tens of millions of people access to clean water and found donors to sponsor hungry children. Lutheran and Episcopal organizations have resettled refugees in the United States.