Pope accepts resignation of Archbishop Aymond, 76, and confirms coadjutor as successor February 11, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, World News Pope Leo XIV has confirmed Archbishop James F. Checchio as the new leader of the Archdiocese of New Orleans, effective immediately, following the retirement of Archbishop Gregory M. Aymond on Feb. 11.
Pope accepts resignation of Denver archbishop, names Colorado Springs bishop as successor February 9, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, World News Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Archbishop Samuel J. Aquila of Denver and named as his successor Bishop James R. Golka of Colorado Springs, Colo.
SSPX leader to meet Cardinal Fernández after announcing unauthorized bishop consecrations February 6, 2026By Courtney Mares OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, Vatican, World News The head of the Society of St. Pius X will meet with Cardinal Víctor Manuel Fernández, the prefect of the Dicastery for the Doctrine of the Faith, Feb. 12 after the traditionalist group announced plans to consecrate bishops without papal approval, raising fears of a renewed schism.
Bishops call Catholics to prayer, action amid U.S. immigration violence, rhetoric February 6, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News More U.S. Catholic bishops have released messages of concern as tensions continue to soar amid the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown, with clashes between protestors and enforcement agents flaring into deadly violence in cities such as Minneapolis, and former detainees revealing inhumane conditions in migrant detention centers.
New York’s new archbishop ‘grounded’ by love of God, the poor and the people he serves February 6, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, World News With his Feb. 6 installation, “he steps into a massive new role leading 2.5 million Catholics in New York,” but “he will be a man grounded by his love of God, the poor and the people he serves,” it said.
U.S. bishops commemorate Black History Month: ‘Let us be faithful stewards of memory’ February 4, 2026By OSV News OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, News, World News Two U.S. bishops Feb. 3 urged Catholics to be “faithful stewards of memory” and “courageous witnesses to truth” during Black History Month, observed in February.
Lapse of last U.S.-Russia nuclear treaty ‘simply unacceptable,’ says Archbishop Coakley February 3, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, World News As global tensions soar, the head of the nation’s Catholic bishops has denounced the lapse of a key nuclear arms agreement, while urging policymakers to hold to its terms.
Traditionalist society to consecrate new bishops in July without papal mandate February 3, 2026By Junno Arocho Esteves OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, World News The traditionalist Society of St. Pius X said it would proceed with the consecration of new bishops this summer, a move without a papal mandate that could lead to an automatic excommunication.
U.S. bishops’ president calls for Holy Hour of peace amid ‘current climate of fear’ January 28, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Gun Violence, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Amid soaring domestic and global tensions, the head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops has called for a Holy Hour for peace as “a moment of renewal for our hearts and for our nation.”
More U.S. bishops decry societal tensions, call for renewal of heart, human dignity January 28, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Catholic Social Teaching, Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News More U.S. Catholic bishops are sounding the alarm over an increasingly frayed social order both at home and abroad — while calling for a renewal of heart and a recommitment to Gospel values safeguarding God-given human dignity.
3 U.S. bishops applaud House for passing legislation supporting pregnant women January 23, 2026By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, News, Respect Life, U.S. Congress, World News Three U.S. bishops who chair committees of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops are applauding two pieces of legislation designed to support pregnant women through an array of resources, including continued access to higher education.
Indonesian bishop who renounced red hat resigns over ‘conflict’ January 22, 2026By OSV News UCA News Filed Under: Bishops, News, Vatican, World News Indonesian Bishop Paskalis Bruno Syukur of Bogor, who previously declined to become a cardinal, has resigned amid allegations of mismanagement in the diocese.
