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Washington archdiocese to make layoffs amid ‘crippling economic challenges’

McElroy: ‘Dedicated, hard-working employees will lose their jobs’

The Pillar
Jun 05, 2025
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Archdiocese of Washington will layoff one quarter of its chancery workforce Friday, as Cardinal Robert McElroy aims to address five years of major deficit spending in the nation’s capital see.

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Archdiocese of Washington pastoral center in Hyattsville, Maryland. Credit: Farragutful/wikimedia CC BY SA 3.0

The layoffs are part of McElroy’s plan to balance th…

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