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  • Pope Francis Appoints Bishop Gregory Kelly as Bishop of Tyler

    WASHINGTON – Pope Francis has appointed Most Reverend J. Gregory Kelly, auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Dallas, as Bishop of Tyler. The appointment was publicized in Washington, D.C. on December 20, 2024, by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States. The biography for Bishop Kelly may be found here. The Diocese of…


  • Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishops of Chicago

    The following release has been amended to correct the geographic locations of the parishes in the biographies for Bishop-elect Fedek and Bishop-elect Siemianowski.   WASHINGTON – Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Timothy O’Malley, Very Rev. Lawrence J. Sullivan, Rev. José Maria Garcia Maldonado, Rev. Robert Fedek, and Rev. John S. Siemianowski, as auxiliary bishops of…


  • Pope will receive outgoing US President Biden at Vatican Jan. 10

    VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis will meet with outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden at the Vatican Jan. 10 to discuss efforts to promote peace worldwide, the White House’s press secretary said. The two leaders also spoke by telephone Dec. 19 during which the 82-year-old president thanked the pope “for his continued advocacy to alleviate…


Pope Francis Appoints Bishop Gregory Kelly as Bishop of Tyler

WASHINGTON – Pope Francis has appointed Most Reverend J. Gregory Kelly, auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Dallas, as Bishop of Tyler. The appointment was publicized in Washington, D.C. on December 20, 2024, by Cardinal Christophe Pierre, apostolic nuncio to the United States. The biography for Bishop Kelly may be found here. The Diocese of…

Pope Francis Names New Auxiliary Bishops of Chicago

The following release has been amended to correct the geographic locations of the parishes in the biographies for Bishop-elect Fedek and Bishop-elect Siemianowski.   WASHINGTON – Pope Francis has appointed Rev. Timothy O’Malley, Very Rev. Lawrence J. Sullivan, Rev. José Maria Garcia Maldonado, Rev. Robert Fedek, and Rev. John S. Siemianowski, as auxiliary bishops of…

Pope will receive outgoing US President Biden at Vatican Jan. 10

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis will meet with outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden at the Vatican Jan. 10 to discuss efforts to promote peace worldwide, the White House’s press secretary said. The two leaders also spoke by telephone Dec. 19 during which the 82-year-old president thanked the pope “for his continued advocacy to alleviate…

Support of pontifical missions reflects Jesus’ love for poor, pope says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis praised Catholics who support the Pontifical Mission Societies‘ work with the poor and those on the margins of society, saying such assistance is a concrete expression of Jesus’ love. “I pray that your almsgiving will continue to be offered with a joyful spirit and that your sacrifices will bear…

Jesus is the path and destination for Jubilee pilgrims, pope says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis called on Catholics to focus their Holy Year 2025 pilgrimages on Jesus Christ, who is both the path and destination for Christian hope. At his general audience Dec. 18, the pope began a new series of talks on “Jesus Christ our hope,” which he announced will the theme for…

Iraqi police intercepted terrorists planning to assassinate him, pope says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — On Pope Francis’ 88th birthday, two major newspapers on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean published two different excerpts from his new book on hope. The New York Times published the pope’s words on the importance of humor as a “guest essay” in its opinion section, while Italy’s Corriere della Sera…

Pope says there’s no religious justification for Russia’s war on Ukraine

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — In a letter to his nuncio in Russia, Pope Francis called out those who would claim Russia’s war on Ukraine had any spiritual justification. Saying he wanted to speak on behalf of the war’s victims, Pope Francis said that “their cry rises to God, invoking peace instead of war, dialogue instead…

Pope praises popular piety during first-ever papal Mass in Corsica

AJACCIO, France (CNS) — As Pope Francis became the first pope to celebrate Mass on the French island of Corsica Dec. 15, the usual excitement of an open-air Mass with the pope was combined with the flair and pageantry of a Renaissance fair. Throngs of Corsicans, dressed in medieval outfits and carrying banners depicting Marian…

Nativity scenes are reminder of Lord’s love and tenderness, pope says

ROME (CNS) — Making his customary visit to the Rome Basilica of St. Mary Major to pray before his trip to the French island of Corsica, Pope Francis also met and prayed with dozens of actors staging a living Nativity scene. For the third year in a row, the basilica and an Italian association that…

Trust in God, humanity makes world shine brighter, papal preacher says

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Courageous trust in God, oneself and others is needed to see the good in one’s life and to be able to embrace a difficult and imperfect world, said the preacher of the papal household. It is a matter of “adjusting our heart, happy to believe that reality, just as it is,…