JESUIT TO BECOME CHAPLAIN OF THE HOUSE
(RNS) A Jesuit will be sworn in as the 60th chaplain of the House of Representatives on May 25, when he will become the first member of his order and second consecutive Catholic priest to serve the House. As chaplain, the Rev. Patrick Conroy will be in charge of opening House sessions with prayer, coordinating guest chaplains, counseling members of the House community and arranging memorial services, weddings and funerals. “One does not aspire to become the chaplain to a chamber of Congress,” Conroy, 60, said in ...