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I've been tipped off that some readers were looking for the video of Thursday's installation down in DC, but couldn't find it. Gratefully -- and especially as, for some mysterious reason, the fulltext of Archbishop Donald Wuerl's homily has yet to materialize -- KDKA in Pittsburgh has kept both the video of the 27-minute masterpiece of Wuerl's precise and resonant preaching and a "clean" (i.e. uncut, commentary-free) feed of the liturgy posted on its website. Note to KDKA: many thanks -- and please keep the video up as long as is humanly possible. To all of you who haven't...

WASHINGTON -- A crescendo of applause and alleluias greeted the Most Rev. Donald Wuerl as he followed a procession of priests and bishops into the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception to be installed as archbishop of Washington. Three thousand people filled the largest Catholic church in the Western Hemisphere to welcome him. They ranged from U.S. senators to recent immigrants. Metropolitan Maximos of the Greek Orthodox Diocese of Pittsburgh accompanied Archbishop Demetrios of North America as representatives of the Orthodox tradition. "In an age that so desperately needs to hear the gospel of life, to witness...

The process of picking a replacement for Pittsburgh Bishop Donald Wuerl is shrouded in secrecy, with participants bound by a vow of silence about those under consideration. Wuerl does not have a hand in picking his successor, but "the bishop's advice is taken into account," said Jim Hitchcock, a professor of history at St. Louis University and observer of the politics of the church. A temporary administrator for the Pittsburgh diocese will be elected June 23, the day after Wuerl officially is installed as archbishop of Washington, said diocesan spokesman the Rev. Ron Lengwin. That administrator, who must be at...

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Moving 250 miles east and south from Pittsburgh to Washington will in many ways bring Archbishop Donald W. Wuerl, the new head of the Washington Archdiocese, into a different world. He's moving from one of the country's traditional industrial centers to the nation's center of political power. Head of the Pittsburgh Diocese since 1988, he was appointed to Washington by Pope Benedict XVI May 16. At a press conference where he was warmly welcomed by retiring Washington Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, Archbishop Wuerl fielded questions about politics and politicians, homosexual seminarians, immigration legislation and the film "The...

Bishop Donald Wuerl of the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh has been named archbishop of Washington D.C., the Vatican announced this morning. No new bishop has yet been named for Pittsburgh. The Rev. Ronald Lengwin. spokesman for the diocese of Pittsburgh, does not expect one to be appointed for some time. "We have no expectation because the process calls for questionnaires to be sent out in order for people to identify our current needs," Father Lengwin said. Wuerl replaces Cardinal Theodore McCarrick in Washington D.C.

Pope names Bishop Wuerl as new archbishop of Washington By Brian C. Rittmeyer TRIBUNE-REVIEW Tuesday, May 16, 2006 Pittsburgh Bishop Donald W. Wuerl has been named archbishop of Washington, D.C., the Vatican announced this morning.

VATICAN CITY (Reuters) - Pope Benedict on Tuesday named Donald W. Wuerl, bishop of Pittsburgh, to be the new archbishop of Washington D.C., one of the most prestigious posts in the American Catholic Church, the Vatican said.Wuerl succeeds Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick, 75, who is retiring after five years in the job.The post of archbishop of Washington is one of the most influential in American Catholicism because of the regular contacts the prelate has with the White House and other branches of U.S. government.Wuerl, 65, has been bishop of Pittsburgh since 1988. He was ordained a priest in 1966. Before...

Bishop Wuerl Appointed Archbishop Of Washington (KDKA) PITTSBURGH Pope Benedict XVI has appointed Bishop Donald W. Wuerl to succeed Cardinal Theodore E. McCarrick as archbishop of Washington D.C. Archbishop Pietro Sambi, apostolic nuncio to the United States, made the announcement Tuesday morning. Pope Benedict accepted the retirement of Cardinal McCarrick who had served in Washington since his appointment on Nov. 21, 2000. Archbishop-designate Wuerl will continue to serve as bishop of the Diocese of Pittsburgh until his installation as archbishop of Washington on June 22. "The decision of our Holy Father, Pope Benedict XVI, to transfer me to the Archdiocese...

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Anytime a local bishop denies Communion to a politician because of his stand on abortion, the decision can have "national ramifications," Bishop Donald W. Wuerl of Pittsburgh said in a statement exploring ways the U.S. bishops could reach a more united approach to such decisions. "There must be some way in which the bishops can establish a process, mechanism or procedure" for appropriate national consistency, he said. "Given the mobility of the population and the ubiquity and influence of the means of social communications," he said, "actions taken by one bishop within a diocese can have immediate...

Bishop Donald Wuerl is calling on the people of the Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh to prepare for a future with fewer priests. "Fewer priests does not mean less ministry," Wuerl wrote in a pastoral letter in this week's Pittsburgh Catholic.

The appointment of Boston's new archbishop is imminent, according to knowledgeable church officials, who said that Bishop Richard G. Lennon knows he is about to be replaced and the archdiocese has already identified at least three sites that may be used for the announcement. In interviews last week, church officials said they believe that Pope John Paul II's choice to head the most troubled of American archdioceses is likely to be made public this month, with this Tuesday the earliest possible date. And some church officials privy to internal discussions said they now believe that -- even if the decision...