USCCB president calls Trump orders on migration, death penalty ‘deeply troubling’ January 22, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Respect Life, World News Executive orders signed by President Donald Trump on issues including migration, the environment and the death penalty are “deeply troubling,” Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said in a Jan. 22 statement, while praising another on gender policy.
Texas Cardinal DiNardo retires; Pope Francis names Bishop Vásquez as his successor January 21, 2025By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston and named as his successor Bishop Joe S. Vásquez of Austin, Texas.
U.S. bishops report flags 5 top areas of ‘critical concern’ on religious liberty January 17, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Religious Freedom, World News A new annual report by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops identified what it called five areas of critical concern, defined as both threats and opportunities, for religious liberty.
‘More than ever,’ the church must go ‘out to the people,’ says Milwaukee’s new shepherd January 16, 2025By Larry Hasnson OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, World News From the time he was named as the successor to retiring Archbishop Jerome E. Listecki on Nov. 4, Archbishop Grob has made it an emphasis in his public comments that he wants to listen to and engage with the Catholics in the pew.
Jubilee Year gives new hope for ending, healing from abortion, says bishop January 15, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Jubilee 2025, News, Respect Life, World News As the nation’s Catholics prepare to commemorate unborn children in prayer, a U.S. bishop is pointing to the Jubilee Year as a time of hope for healing from the wounds of abortion.
Archbishop Broglio: MLK challenges all to ‘live out’ solidarity, human dignity January 13, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, Racial Justice, World News The words of slain civil rights leader Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. continue to challenge all “to live out the principle of solidarity and human dignity,” said the president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic bishops.
McElroy goes to Washington: Cardinal brings intellect, policy interest and controversy January 11, 2025By Maria Wiering OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, World News Since Cardinal Robert W. McElroy’s Jan. 6 appointment to the Archdiocese of Washington, church watchers have interpreted the move as a papal endorsement of the prelate’s outspoken support for the poor and those on the margins.
Fellow bishops welcome Cardinal McElroy’s appointment to Washington Archdiocese January 9, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, World News A number of fellow prelates are offering their congratulations to Cardinal Robert W. McElroy on his appointment to the Archdiocese of Washington, an influential see that is home to the White House, Congress, and numerous lobbying and nonprofit organizations.
New Washington cardinal’s tenure to overlap with second Trump administration January 7, 2025By Kate Scanlon OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News With his appointment as new archbishop of Washington Jan. 6, Cardinal Robert W. McElroy’s term in the nation’s capital will begin shortly after President-elect Donald Trump begins his second stint in the White House, possibly creating flashpoints between the pair during their time in the nation’s capital over immigration and a host of other issues.
Washington’s new archbishop seeks to ‘know and understand this magnificent community of faith’ January 6, 2025By Richard Szczepanowski OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, World News Hours after Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of San Diego was announced Jan. 6 as the new archbishop of Washington, the prelate praised his new archdiocese as “truly sacramental in the rich diversity of its traditions and perspectives.”
Cardinal McElroy chosen to succeed Cardinal Gregory as Washington’s shepherd January 6, 2025By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, World News Cardinal Robert W. McElroy of San Diego has been appointed the next archbishop of the Archdiocese of Washington, following Pope Francis’ acceptance of the resignation of Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory, the first African American cardinal, the Vatican announced Jan. 6.
Bishop J. Gregory Kelly named to Texas diocese after Bishop Strickland’s removal December 23, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, Vatican, World News Pope Francis has appointed Auxiliary Bishop J. Gregory Kelly of Dallas as bishop of Tyler, Texas.
