U.S. bishops underscore virtue of hope as 2025 Jubilee Year closes in dioceses December 30, 2025By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Jubilee 2025, News, World News Amid poinsettias and sparkling Christmas trees, Archbishop Bernard A. Hebda of St. Paul and Minneapolis told Catholics gathered Dec. 28 at the Cathedral of St. Paul that the promise of the 2025 Jubilee of Hope did not disappoint, as the church focused on mercy and conversion.
In pastoral on Communion norms, Bishop Martin emphasizes Eucharist is communal act of worship December 23, 2025By Patricia L. Guilfoyle OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Eucharist, Feature, News, World News, Worship & Sacraments Bishop Michael T. Martin, a Baltimore native, has established guidelines for the reception of holy Communion in the Diocese of Charlotte to strengthen unity in worship, uphold the church’s liturgical norms and encourage active participation by the faithful.
New archbishop of Krakow tells faithful that without them he ‘doesn’t make sense’ December 22, 2025By Paulina Guzik OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, World News Entering the centuries-old Royal Wawel Cathedral in Kraków on Dec. 20, Cardinal Grzegorz Rys opened a new chapter of one of the oldest archdioceses in Catholic Poland, telling the faithful that without them he “doesn’t make sense.”
Pope names vicar general Diocese of Austin, Texas, as bishop of Tucson December 22, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, Vatican, World News Pope Leo XIV has appointed Father James A. Misko, vicar general and moderator of the curia for the Diocese of Austin, Texas, as the bishop of Tucson, Arizona.
A new rider at the helm: Bishop Richard Moth named archbishop of Westminster December 19, 2025By Simon Caldwell OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, Vatican, World News An avid horseback-riding Pope Leo XIV has appointed a bishop who shares his passion as the new leader of the Catholic Church in England and Wales. Bishop Richard Moth of Arundel and Brighton was named Dec. 19 as the 12th archbishop of Westminster.
Pope Leo appoints Queens pastor as Palm Beach bishop, and Vietnam-born priest as auxiliary in Phoenix December 19, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, World News Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Bishop Gerald M. Barbarito of Palm Beach, Florida, and named as his successor Father Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez, currently pastor of Our Lady of Sorrows Parish, Corona (Queens), New York.
New N.Y. archbishop ‘committed’ to immigration issues, accountability on abuse — and staying a Cubs fan December 19, 2025By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Child & Youth Protection, Feature, News, World News The newly named leader of the Archdiocese of New York, Archbishop Ronald A. Hicks, introduced himself to the faithful of his new home Dec. 18 with a pledge to become familiar with its challenges and uphold human dignity.
Pope accepts resignation of Cardinal Dolan; names Bishop Hicks of Joliet, Ill., as successor December 18, 2025By Simone Orendain OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Vatican, World News In one of the most anticipated U.S. episcopal appointments of his pontificate so far, Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York and named as his successor Bishop Ronald A. Hicks of Joliet, Illinois.
Illinois Catholic bishops back pregnancy centers’ suit over law requiring abortion referrals December 17, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, Religious Freedom, Respect Life, World News Catholic bishops in Illinois offered their support to a lawsuit from pro-life pregnancy centers that say a Prairie State law requiring those centers to refer women for abortions violates their First Amendment rights.
Pope Leo names Bishop Ramón Bejarano to lead Diocese of Monterey December 17, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, World News Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Ramón Bejarano, currently auxiliary bishop of San Diego and titular bishop of Carpi, as Bishop of Monterey, Calif.
Rome and the Church in the U.S. December 10, 2025By George Weigel Syndicated Columnist Filed Under: Bishops, Commentary, The Catholic Difference The bishops speak in the public square on a host of issues, and they do so with the voice of public reason, not as “culture-warriors” (another silly epithet applied to them by bears of little brain).
USCCB’s racial justice chair discourages ‘dehumanizing language’ after Trump Somali comments December 5, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Immigration and Migration, News, Racial Justice, World News While the statement from Bishop Daniel E. Garcia of Austin, Texas, did not name President Donald Trump, it came after Trump took aim at Somali immigrants during comments at a Cabinet meeting at the White House on Dec. 2, calling them “garbage.”
