I have trouble talking about the loss without tearing up, as if the smoke and ash from Los Angeles traveled across the country to find me.

In 2023, “Jesuitical” hosts Zac Davis and Ashley McKinless spoke with Cardinal Robert McElroy about his call for a church of “radical inclusion.” This week, Cardinal McElroy was named the new archbishop of Washington, D.C.

Catholic Charities USA is now accepting donations to its Los Angeles Wildfire Relief initiative, and the L.A. archdiocese has created a dedicated relief fund.

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