Gloria Purvis is an African-American Catholic speaker, author, podcaster, and Whole Life activist in

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She is best known for her time co-hosting the ''Morning Glory'' show on

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, which ended in December 2020 when the show was abruptly canceled. Purvis was not given a reason for the cancellation, which was part of "a year-end spate of changes at EWTN." As of late 2021, she hosts the ''Gloria Purvis Podcast'' in collaboration with America Media. She is also the inaugural Pastoral Fellow for the

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's Office of Life and Human Dignity (NDOLHD) at the McGrath Institute for Church Life. The

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awarded Purvis a Doctorate in Humane Letters Honora Causa in 2022. Purvis did an interview in May 2022 with Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone. She questions him about his reasons for banning Speaker of the House,

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, from communion.

Media appearances

Purvis has been featured in

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, the National Catholic Reporter,

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, and

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. She has also been a featured guest on PBS NewsHour and

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. She was interviewed by

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for the

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's online journal ''Public Discourse''.Catholic, Black, and Pro-Life: An Interview with Gloria Purvis and Robert P. George
''Public Discourse'', August 29, 2022

References

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