An Ohio nun who lobbies for expanded Catholic Church roles for women and a married priesthood has taken her case to Rome at a historic time. Sister Chris Schenk of Cleveland leads a six-day pilgrimage to Roman sites related to the role of women in the early church. The pilgrimage, which ends Wednesday, had been scheduled before Pope Benedict XVI announced his retirement last month. With the papal retirement, Schenk took the opportunity to bring to Rome documents reflecting 25,000 postcard petitions. They ask the Vatican to allow married priests and female deacons.
Mike Foley joined WCBE in February 2000, coming from WUFT in Gainesville, Florida. Foley has worked in various roles, from producing news and feature stories to engineering Live From Studio A sessions. A series of music features Foley started in 2018 called Music Journeys has grown into a podcast and radio show. He also assists in developing other programs in WCBE's Podcast Experience. Foley hosts The Morning Mix, a weekday music show featuring emerging and established musicians, our Columbus-area and Ohio-based talent, and additional artists that inspire him.