Wuerl in a sentence

The Vatican's highest court ordered Wuerl to restore Cipolla to the ministry, but Wuerl resisted and, after two years of legal procedures, prevailed in preventing Cipolla's return.

Current U.S. members of the Congregation are Cardinal William J. Levada, Prefect Emeritus of the Vatican Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith, and Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl, Archbishop of Washington.

In an unprecedented move, Cardinal Wuerl resigned and was named apostolic administrator, a temporary position overseeing the diocese until a successor is named, until his replacement has been appointed.

On October 12, 2018, Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Cardinal Donald Wuerl, 78, from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Washington.

She added that DeGioia had not mentioned the status of Wuerl’s degree, and that there are other recipients of honorary degrees, particularly Charlie Rose, a former PBS host, who have also been accused of sexual assault.

The archdiocese, though, has become embroiled in the abuse crisis since its previous two leaders — Wuerl and his predecessor Theodore McCarrick — have been implicated in the scandal.

A Catholic high school named after Cardinal Donald Wuerl was vandalized Monday, following continued criticism of the cardinal’s handling of sex abuse allegations during his time as bishop of Pittsburgh.

Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, speaks before Mass at St. Mathews Cathedral Wednesday in Washington.

Cardinal Wuerl has been under scrutiny for his handling of sex abuse cases in the 1980s and ’90s as bishop of Pittsburgh, Pa., and recently said he planned to ask the pope to accept his resignation as archbishop of Washington.

Francis saw Wuerl as that shepherd, a force for unity.

In an Aug. 16 letter, Cardinal Wuerl himself requested the removal.

It was rumored last week that Wuerl would announce that his resignation had been accepted at an Aug. 20 meeting of his priests’ council.

Later, more people approached Wuerl to express their support, the statement said.

News outlets report cellphone video shows the interruption of Cardinal Donald Wuerl's post-Communion remarks Sunday at Annunciation Catholic Church.

So Wuerl tells us that no one told him about McCarrick.

Two American cardinals dropped out of the World Meeting of Families as a result of the report, including Cardinal Donald Wuerl, the former Bishop of Pittsburgh and a key papal ally.

Unlike the worst examples of earlier abuse cases in dioceses like Boston and Los Angeles, Wuerl is adamant that he never moved an accused or suspected abuser from parish to parish, or left them in parish ministry.

Until now, the Pittsburgh Diocese had been considered a leader in those reforms since now Cardinal, then bishop, Donald Wuerl defied the Vatican back in 1993 by refusing to reassign pedophile priest Anthony Cipolla.

Washington Cardinal Donald W. Wuerl, one of several faith leaders to deliver a prayer from a podium on the White House lawn, prayed that people would have the grace to stay close to God and one another.

Was Tobin discarding baggage in anticipation of his possible appointment to replace Cardinal Donald Wuerl in Washington, D.C.? Possibly.