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Bishop-elect François E. Beyrouti is seen at Holy Cross Melkite Catholic Church in Placentia, Calif., in this undated photo. On Aug. 20, 2022, Pope Francis confirmed his election to succeed Bishop Nicholas J. Samra of the Melkite Catholic Eparchy of Newton in Massachusetts. The pope accepted the resignation of Bishop Samra, who is 78. Canon law requires bishops to submit their resignation to the pope when they turn 75. (CNS photo/courtesy Holy Cross Melkite Catholic Church)

Bishop of Melkite Catholic eparchy retires; CA pastor named successor

Catholic News Service|Aug 22, 2022|4 Min Read

Father Jorge Torres, a priest of the Diocese of Orlando, Fla., has been appointed to head Secretariat of Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Washington, effective Jan. 1, 2023. He is pictured in an April 3, 2022, photo. (CNS photo/courtesy National Eucharistic Revival, U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops)

Orlando priest to head Secretariat of Clergy, Consecrated Life, Vocations

Catholic News Service|Aug 5, 2022|2 Min Read

Bishop Chad W. Zielinski of Fairbanks, Alaska, is seen in this 2019 file photo. Pope Francis appointed him to head the Diocese of New Ulm, Minn., July 12, 2022. Bishop Zielinski will succeed Bishop John M. LeVoir, who resigned Aug. 6, 2020, after heading the diocese for 12 years. Bishop LeVoir was 74 and just a few months shy of 75, the age when bishops are required by canon law to turn in their resignation to the pope. (CNS photo/Bob Roller)

Pope names Fairbanks, Alaska, bishop to head Diocese of New Ulm, Minn.

Catholic News Service|Jul 13, 2022|5 Min Read

Maria Lia Zervino, an Argentine who is president of the World Union of Catholic Women's Organizations, greets Pope Francis June 11, 2022, during a meeting in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican. The Vatican announced July 13 that the pope had named Zervino to be a member of the Dicastery for Bishops. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope names three women to office that helps him choose bishops

Cindy Wooden|Jul 13, 2022|2 Min Read

Fra' John T. Dunlap, a Canadian who was named lieutenant of the grand master of the Sovereign Order of Malta, took his solemn oath June 14, 2022, in the Church of St. Mary in Rome. (CNS photo/Order of Malta)

World

Canadian lawyer sworn in as leader of Knights of Malta

Catholic News Service|Jun 14, 2022|3 Min Read

San Diego Auxiliary Bishop John P. Dolan celebrates the Pentecost Mass for All Peoples at Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego June 4, 2022. Pope Francis appointed him as the new bishop of Phoenix June 10. He succeeds Phoenix Bishop Thomas J. Olmstead, 75, who is retiring. (CNS photo/Howard Lipin, courtesy Diocese of San Diego)

Pope Francis appoints San Diego auxiliary to lead Phoenix diocese

Hannah Brockhaus|Jun 10, 2022|2 Min Read

Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago celebrates the opening Mass Jan. 25, 2020, at the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering in Washington. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)

Cardinal Cupich named member of Vatican Congregation for Divine Worship

Catholic News Agency|Jun 1, 2022|2 Min Read

French Archbishop Laurent Ulrich, named archbishop of Paris April 26, 2022, is seen in a Jan. 3, 2022, photo. (CNS photo/François Richir, Archdiocese of Lille)

World

Pope names Lille archbishop to head Paris Archdiocese

Catholic News Service|Apr 26, 2022|2 Min Read

Ethiopian paleoanthropologist Zeresenay Alemseged unveils the skull named "Selam," discovered in an area of Ethiopia called Dikika, in the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa, in this Sept. 20, 2006, file photo. Alemseged, who discovered the fossilized remains of the "world's oldest child," has been appointed by Pope Francis as a member of the Pontifical Academy of Sciences. (CNS photo/Euan Denholm, Reuters)

Pope names two prominent U.S.-based experts to Vatican science academy

Carol Glatz|Apr 13, 2022|2 Min Read

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Pope Francis names Washington priest as an auxiliary bishop of Seattle

Hannah Brockhaus|Mar 8, 2022|3 Min Read

Scalabrinian Father Jacques E. Fabre, currently administrator of San Filipe de Jesus Catholic Mission in Forest Park, Ga., is seen in this undated photo. On Feb. 22, 2022, Pope Francis named named Father Fabre to succeed Bishop Robert E. Guglielmone of Charleston, S.C., whose resignation the pope accepted the same day. (CNS photo/Michael Alexander, The Georgia Bulletin)

Pope Francis appoints Father Jacques Fabre as new bishop of Charleston

Courtney Mares|Feb 22, 2022|2 Min Read

Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, Ky., left, and Bishop Shelton J. Fabre of Houma-Thibodaux, La., are seen in this composite photo. Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Archbishop Kurtz Feb. 8, 2022, who is 75, the age at which canon law requires bishops to turn in their resignation to the pope, and named Bishop Fabre to succeed him. (CNS composite; photos by Tyler Orsburn and Bob Roller)

Louisville, Ky., archbishop retires; pope names Black bishop as successor

Catholic News Service|Feb 8, 2022|5 Min Read

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