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Katholikentag Opens in Würzburg as Vatican Blocks Reform Statute

Vatican resistance to a new joint council delays reform plans in Germany.

Pope Leo Names D.C. Pastor Emilio Biosca as Bishop of Venice, Florida

Pope Leo XIV Appoints Menjivar-Ayala to West Virginia and Adds Two Auxiliary Bishops in Washington

Vatican Names Evelio Menjivar-Ayala Bishop of Wheeling–Charleston

Pope Names Heiner Wilmer Bishop of Münster

Erfurt Bids Farewell as Former Bishop Joachim Wanke Laid to Rest

Joachim Wanke, Erfurt’s First Post‑Reunification Bishop, Dies at 84

Pope Leo XIV Deepens Peru Ties With Vatican Gardens Tribute After Surprise Lunch With Bishops

Germany’s Catholic Bishops to Choose New Leader as Bätzing Declines Second Term

Pope Appoints Rev. Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez Bishop of Palm Beach

Pope Leo XIV Names Joliet’s Ronald Hicks Archbishop of New York

U.S. Catholic Bishops Issue Rare Special Message Opposing Indiscriminate Mass Deportation

Pope Leo Appoints Archbishop Filippo Iannone to Lead Dicastery for Bishops

German Bishops Warn AfD Rule Would Harm Churches After Lawmaker Calls Bätzing 'From the Devil'

José Antonio Satué Installed as Bishop of Málaga

Vatican Names Engelberto Polino Sánchez Bishop of Tepic, Installation Set for Oct. 31

San Bernardino Bishop Excuses Catholics From Sunday Mass Over ICE Raid Fears

Gregor Maria Hanke Concludes 18-Year Tenure with Simple Farewell Service

Pope Leo XIV Urges Bishops to Enforce Celibacy and Combat Sex Abuse

Bishop of Eichstätt Resigns Over Inner Exhaustion