The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is calling for prayer and unity, following the nation’s general election that saw Republican candidate and former president Donald Trump defeat Democratic nominee and current Vice President Kamala Harris to win another term as president.
Claudia Sheinbaum was sworn in Oct. 1 in the country’s Congress as the first female Mexican president in history.
Father Sawyer will succeed Jesuit Father Matt Malone, who has been at the helm of America magazine and America Media over the past decade as both editor-in-chief and president.
Since 2017, Bruess has been president of St. Norbert College, a Catholic school in De Pere, Wisconsin. Before that, he served for 21 years at St. Catherine University in St. Paul, Minnesota, with more than three years as the school’s executive vice president and chief operating officer.
Archbishop Gomez said he believes “at this moment in American history, Catholics have a special duty to be peacemakers, to promote fraternity and mutual trust, and to pray for a renewed spirit of true patriotism in our country.”
Trump, a lifelong New Yorker, will be sworn in as the 45th president of the United States Jan. 20.
