As Jesuit chaplain retires, House of Representatives picks first female chaplain cruxnow.com
With the year-end announcement that Jesuit Father Pat Conroy would be retiring as chaplain of the House of Representatives, Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi announced that for the first time, a woman will take over the post.
In a Dec. 31, 2020, press release, Pelosi announced that Rear Admiral Margaret Grun Kibben would replace Conroy, who has served as the 60th House chaplain since 2011…
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