Bishop

Diocesan bishops and vocations directors are largely satisfied with their seminaries’ formation programs — but some gaps remain, according to a new report.

“Really, for me, when I’m out among the parishioners, caring for the flock, it allows me to really respond to the flock,” Bishop Lucia said.

The end of a longstanding ban on abortions in Wisconsin, a care for creation Mass being added to the Roman Missal, and the passage of the “One Big Beautiful Bill …

“Look to the future with serenity and do not be afraid of making courageous choices,” the pope told some 200 Italian bishops June 17.

“Parish administrator” is distinct from the office of pastor, but this distinction probably will not make much of a practical difference in your day-to-day experience of parish life.

(OSV News) — Pope Francis has appointed Auxiliary Bishop J. Gregory Kelly of Dallas as bishop of Tyler, Texas. The move comes just over a year after the pope removed Bishop …

It’s been the week of Mary here at OSV News — not only was the Solemnity of the Immaculate Conception this week, but our coverage also included: You can read …

BUENOS AIRES (OSV News) — Mexico’s Catholic clergy have called for a truce on Dec. 12, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and on Christmas Day as criminal violence …

NAIROBI, Kenya (OSV News) — A disagreement between the Catholic bishops in Kenya and the government has taken a new twist, with the church rejecting a $40,000 donation from President …

MEXICO CITY (OSV News) — The ruling Sandinista regime expelled the president of the Nicaraguan bishops’ conference, further decimating the country’s Catholic leadership as clergy are forced into exile. Bishop …