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WASHINGTON – Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Ralph Walker Nickless, 77, from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Sioux City, and has appointed Reverend John E. Keehner, Jr., as Bishop-elect of Sioux City. Bishop-elect Keehner is a priest of the Diocese of Youngstown and currently serves as pastor of four parishes…
WASHINGTON – Pope Francis has appointed Monsignor Richard F. Reidy, as Bishop of Norwich. Bishop-elect Reidy is a priest of the Diocese of Worcester and currently serves as the diocese’s Vicar General and Moderator of the Curia. The appointment was publicized in Washington, D.C. on February 12, 2025, by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — People were born to help communities thrive, not to kill others, Pope Francis said. “Please let’s pray for peace, let’s do penance for peace,” he said during his general audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall Feb. 12, launching an appeal for Catholics to ask for a peaceful resolution to the…
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — While the Holy Year 2025 refrain, “Hope does not disappoint,” can be difficult for those suffering from illness to embrace, Christians are called to recognize God’s closeness even in moments of weakness or despair, Pope Francis said. Sickness “becomes an occasion for a transformative encounter” when one is open to God,…
WASHINGTON – Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron, 76, from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese of Detroit, and has appointed Bishop Edward J. Weisenburger of Tucson, as Archbishop of that Metropolitan See, and Superior of the Mission sui juris of the Cayman Islands. The resignation and appointment were publicized…
WASHINGTON – “Care for the poor and the suffering is at the heart of the mission that Christ gave the Church,” said Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. “Today, the Holy See announced that Pope Francis has raised up a contemporary witness of that care, Saint Teresa of Calcutta,…