John McCormick
National Political Reporter at The Wall Street Journal
@WSJ national political reporter. Former Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, Des Moines Register and Rochester Post-Bulletin. Eagle Scout. MN native.
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4 days ago |
wsj.com | John McCormick |John Mccormick |Owen Tucker-Smith
Some hope the first American pope will change the trajectory, but it will be an uphill climb for the 69-year-old Chicago native. He begins his papacy as the consolidation and closing of parishes has become routine in places like this city. The church and grade school the pontiff attended are both closed. St. Mary of the Assumption on Chicago’s Far South Side, where the future pope practiced his faith with his parents and two brothers, was once a vibrant neighborhood hub.
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5 days ago |
wsj.com | Joshua Chaffin |Jeanne Whalen |Joe Barrett |John McCormick |John Mccormick
In selecting Prevost, the Conclave appears to be betting that his mixed identity—a Pope both of America and the world—will serve him well as leader of a global church trying to navigate a time of turmoil and transition. Its center of gravity is increasingly spread across a distant periphery, including Latin America, where Prevost enjoys popularity and strong relationships.
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5 days ago |
wsj.com | Joshua Chaffin |Jeanne Whalen |Joe Barrett |John McCormick |John Mccormick
In selecting Prevost, the conclave appears to be betting that his mixed identity—a pope both of America and the world—will serve him well as leader of a global church trying to navigate a time of turmoil and transition. Its center of gravity is increasingly spread across a distant periphery, including Latin America, where Prevost enjoys popularity and strong relationships.
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5 days ago |
tovima.com | Joshua Chaffin |Jeanne Whalen |Joe Barrett |John McCormick |John Mccormick
Onetime math major seen as more measured than Francis; ‘an olive branch to the more conservative wing’When Catholic cardinals broke with convention and elected the first American pope in the church’s nearly 2,000-year history, they settled on a Chicagoan who has spent much of his adult life abroad. Robert Prevost, the cardinal who emerged on the Vatican balcony on Thursday as Pope Leo XIV, lived and worked in Peru as a missionary and parish priest—so long he eventually obtained dual citizenship.
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1 week ago |
wsj.com | John McCormick |John Mccormick |Douglas Belkin |Juliet Chung |AnnaMaria Andriotis
The heat on Pritzker rose again this week.
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CHICAGO—Pope Leo XIV faces significant challenges leading his flock and they are visible in the very neighborhoods where he grew up. They are a microcosm for how the church, once central to American life in many large cities, has faded. https://t.co/ooviQr82sK
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