Bishop John Folda of the Fargo Diocese was the first U.S. bishop appointed by Pope Francis. With the pope’s recent death, it seemed fitting to hear from his first appointee from our country about that ...

German Bishop Franz Peter Tebartz-van Elst told to vacate Limburg Diocese. ROME Oct. 23, 2013— -- Pope Francis today suspended the free spending German Bishop Franz Peter Tebartz-van Elst -- ...

Then Bishop-elect Thomas Zinkula displays the Apostolic Mandate, a document written by Pope Francis naming Zinkula ninth ...

PHILADELPHIA -- Read the full text of Pope Francis' remarks to Bishops taking part in the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia. Dear Brother Bishops, I have in my heart these stories of suffering ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with Beijing, signalling he is continuing one of Pope Francis’ most controversial ...

Representatives from the country's First Nations, Inuit and Métis communities were in Montreal to greet the arrival of 62 ...

On May 11, Bishop Robert J. Brennan, Bishop of the Diocese of Brooklyn, celebrated Mass at the Cathedral Basilica of St. James in Downtown Brooklyn, marking Good Shepherd Sunday with a homily ...

The Vatican confirmed the appointment of a bishop in China “elected” by local clergy during the sede vacante period after ...

VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican's 2018 agreement with Beijing, signalling he is continuing one of Pope Francis' most controversial foreign ...

Pope Leo XIV arrives in the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels in Assisi, Italy, to speak at the closing session of the Italian bishops' conference fall meeting Nov. 20, 2025. Credit: CNS/Vatican ...

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV made his first appointment of a Chinese bishop under the Vatican’s 2018 agreement with Beijing, signalling he is continuing one of Pope Francis’ most controversial ...