{"version":1,"type":"rich","provider_name":"Libsyn","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.libsyn.com","height":90,"width":600,"title":"A Catholic Crisis in the Rust Belt","description":"Charles McElwee&amp;nbsp;joins&amp;nbsp;Seth Barron&amp;nbsp;to discuss the decline of the Catholic Church in the Rust Belt and the impact of immigration on a working-class community in Pennsylvania. The Catholic Church faces a crisis in an area that remains disproportionately Catholic. In 2018, a Pennsylvania grand jury report detailed how clergy covered up the abuse of children by more than 300 priests over a period of 70 years. Congregations continue to shrink, deepening the region\u2019s fragmentation and leaving a hole in its community life. McElwee has just joined&amp;nbsp;City Journal&amp;nbsp;as assistant editor. His writing has appeared in&amp;nbsp;The Atlantic,&amp;nbsp;The American Conservative,&amp;nbsp;National Review&amp;nbsp;Online,&amp;nbsp;The Weekly Standard, and other publications. ","author_name":"City Journal Audio","author_url":"https:\/\/city-journal.org\/podcasts","html":"<iframe title=\"Libsyn Player\" style=\"border: none\" src=\"\/\/html5-player.libsyn.com\/embed\/episode\/id\/9790499\/height\/90\/theme\/custom\/thumbnail\/yes\/direction\/forward\/render-playlist\/no\/custom-color\/88AA3C\/\" height=\"90\" width=\"600\" scrolling=\"no\"  allowfullscreen webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen oallowfullscreen msallowfullscreen><\/iframe>","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/assets.libsyn.com\/secure\/content\/199369850"}