USCCB official named to head Faith & Politics Institute in Washington

Published: 2006-04-07

WASHINGTON (CNS) -- Father J. Cletus Kiley, a priest of the Chicago Archdiocese who has headed the U.S. bishops' Secretariat for Priestly Life and Ministry since 1997, has been selected as president and CEO of the Faith & Politics Institute in Washington. The interfaith, bipartisan institute provides opportunities for spiritual reflection by members of Congress and their staff through weekly small-group discussions, retreats and pilgrimages. Father Kiley, who begins his new work June 1, also has served in recent years as the chief staff person for what was known until last year as the U.S. bishops' Ad Hoc Committee on Sexual Abuse. It is now known as the Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People. In that role, Father Kiley participated in the formulation of the bishops' national policy on clergy sex abuse, helped to create the National Review Board and Office of Child and Youth Protection, and developed and coordinated training workshops for the bishops and key staff in implementing the policy.

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