U.S. bishops from Region 13 walk in procession to pray at the tomb of St. Paul after concelebrating Mass at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome Feb. 12, 2020, during their ad limina visits to the Vatican to report on the status of their dioceses. (CNS/Paul Haring)
Journalists who cover the Catholic Church face a hurdle in that most of the important decisions are made in secret. Personnel decisions are almost all made behind closed doors; a new bishop does not even know he is a candidate until he has been chosen. Even when a decision is public, as when the bishops elect committee chairs for the national conference, there are no campaign platforms to mark out why one candidate won and the other lost, and many times the differences are not ideological at all. It takes many years of attention to recognize the dynamics of a bishops conference, to recognize that some alliances date back to relationships forged in seminary or as staffers in Rome, which i
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coming up in just a bit. again, air force one did it up down about an hour ago. one downside to the president s stay is that taxpayers may have to pick up the tab for extra security and we ll talk more about that coming up in the next half hour. kpix 5 s anne makovec has more on the quick trip. we re incredibly excited. this is the chance of a lifetime to be able to host the president. reporter: his first stop a $2,500 a head reception at the palo alto home of mike and marci mccue. mike created flipboard.com. he says this event has been in the work for a couple of months. my favorite thing been seeing our little girls with the president. reporter: but outside the home, security will be tight much of it paid for by the city of palo alto. palo alto is not going to ask for reimbursement because this is something we routinely plan for as part of our budget as part of our normal operating procedures. reporter: after that it was on to dinner at the portola valley at the