Pope Francis

The bishops will be marking the 20th anniversary of major sexual abuse reforms.

The trip is a key step in the Catholic Church’s efforts to reconcile with Indigenous communities and help them heal from generations of trauma.

Pope Francis has urged Iraqis to treat their Christian brothers as a precious resource to protect, not an “obstacle” to eliminate as he opens the first-ever papal visit to Iraq.

The Vatican took the extraordinary step of publishing its two-year investigation into the American prelate’s rise and fall.

Francis had faced mounting criticism that the high degree of confidentiality covering abuse cases has been used to protect pedophiles,.

The Installation Mass for Bishop Biegler will be held June 5.

Bishop Paul Etienne will begin his duties at his installation Mass in Anchorage on Nov. 9, and a group of priests in the Cheyenne diocese will name an administrator until the Pope names a new bishop.

Pope Francis may not have visited Wyoming during his recent trip to the United States, but at least one state officeholder was deeply impressed with the pope.

President Barack Obama will meet with Pope Francis at the Vatican as part of a European trip scheduled for March.

Pope Francis has been selected by Time magazine as the Person of the Year.