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 -- ...

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 ...

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 ...

Pope Leo XIV has warned that the world should not give into "a heightened level of conflict on the global level", at the start of his foreign trip in Turkey. "The future of humanity is at stake, said ...

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 ...