Pope Francis has merged the Archdiocese of Anchorage, Alaska, and the Diocese of Juneau, Alaska, and erected the new ecclesiastical jurisdiction of the Archdiocese of Anchorage-Juneau. He also has appointed Juneau Bishop Andrew E. Bellisario ...
Pope Francis has appointed Father Louis Tylka, a pastor in the Archdiocese of Chicago, to be the coadjutor bishop of the Diocese of Peoria, Illinois. Bishop-designate Tylka, who will celebrate his 50th birthday May 26, ...
With dioceses around the country reopening or planning to reopen Masses to the public, many bishops have announced restrictions to keep the faithful safe, including limiting the reception of holy Communion to solely in the ...
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of 65-year-old Auxiliary Bishop Joseph R. Binzer of Cincinnati, less than nine months after it was revealed he had failed to inform the archbishop and priest personnel board of ...
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of 71-year-old Bishop R. Daniel Conlon of Joliet, Illinois, just over four months after the bishop took a medical leave of absence. Announcing the bishop's resignation in Washington May ...
Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, has announced the U.S. bishops will join the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops May 1 in consecrating the two nations ...
Pope Francis has appointed Father Robert W. Marshall, vicar general of the Diocese of Memphis, Tennessee, as the bishop of Alexandria, Louisiana. Bishop-designate Marshall, 60, also is pastor of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception ...
“The Church’s message of Easter hope, found in the being of the Risen Christ, is needed more than ever during this coronavirus pandemic,” writes the Our Sunday Visitor Editorial Board. “As we face this Easter ...
Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Edward K. Braxton of Belleville, Illinois, and has appointed Father Michael G. McGovern, a pastor in the Archdiocese of Chicago, as his successor. Bishop Braxton, who has ...
NEW ORLEANS (CNS) — New Orleans Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond announced midday March 23 he has tested positive for COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus. “Throughout the coronavirus pandemic, I have been feeling fine. ...
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