Catholic News

• Pope names Dallas auxiliary bishop as successor to Bishop Strickland (Vatican Press Office)
  Pope Francis has named Auxiliary Bishop Greg Kelly of Dallas as the new bishop of Tyler, Texas. Born in 1956, Bishop Kelly was ordained a priest of the Diocese of Dallas in 1982 and named an auxiliary bishop in 2016. Bishop Kelly succeeds Bishop Joseph Strickland, who was removed from office in November 2023. Since […]
• 5 new auxiliary bishops named for Archdiocese of Chicago (Vatican Press Office)
  Pope Francis named five priests of the Archdiocese of Chicago—Fathers Timothy O’Malley, Lawrence Sullivan, José Maria Garcia Maldonado, Robert Fedek, and John Siemianowski—as auxiliary bishops there. The archdiocese currently has three active auxiliary bishops, in addition to five retired auxiliary bishops. Thus Chicago, an archdiocese of 2.1 million Catholics, will have eight auxiliary bishops—more than […]
• 12th-century French church defaced with Satanic graffiti; Mass of reparation scheduled (La République de Seine et Marne)
  The 12th-century church in Guercheville, a hamlet of 260 in north-central France, has been defaced with Satanic graffiti. “This desecration is a serious offense for the Church and the inhabitants, a few days before Christmas,” said Father José Antonini, the regional episcopal vicar for the Diocese of Meaux, who announced that a Mass of reparation […]
• Religious beliefs may allow mothers to abort their children, Indiana courts rule (Religion Clause)
  In a 3-2 decision upholding a lower court ruling, Indiana’s State Supreme Court is permitting some mothers to abort their children when “directed by their sincere religious beliefs.” In doing so, the court cited the state’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act. Indiana law currently protects most unborn children from abortion. The injunction applies to “plaintiffs whose […]