![US Catholic Bishops To Elect New Leaders, Mark Abuse Reform Milestone](https://townsquare.media/site/101/files/2022/11/attachment-GettyImages-1240036253.jpg?w=980&q=75)
US Catholic Bishops To Elect New Leaders, Mark Abuse Reform Milestone
By PETER SMITH, HOLLY MEYER and DAVID CRARY Associated Press
(AP) U.S. Catholic bishops plan to elect new leaders when they gather in Baltimore this week.
The vote may signal whether the bishops want to be more closely aligned with Pope Francis’ agenda or maintain a more formal distance.
Several of the 10 candidates to be the next president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops are part of its powerful conservative wing, and have not fully embraced some of the pope’s priorities.
The bishops also will be marking the 20th anniversary of major sexual abuse reforms.
These policies were adopted amid the scandals of 2002 when the Boston Globe exposed widespread abuse and cover-up in the church.
Children's Advocacy Project in Casper
19th Annual Breaking the Silence Walk Offers Healing, Harmony, & Hope
Photos from the 19th Annual 'Breaking the Silence Walk,' sponsored by the Natrona County Suicide Prevention Task Force.
More From K2 Radio
![Casper Man Charged with Molesting Three Girls](http://townsquare.media/site/101/files/2023/10/attachment-girl.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Wyoming Man Charged with Five Felonies for Sexual Exploitation of Children](http://townsquare.media/site/101/files/2023/08/attachment-cell.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Former Casper Resident Pleads Not Guilty to 10 Charges of Sexual Abuse of Minors](http://townsquare.media/site/101/files/2023/02/attachment-mcvay.jpeg?w=980&q=75)
![US Catholic Bishops Elect Timothy Broglio As New President](http://townsquare.media/site/101/files/2022/11/attachment-Screen-Shot-2022-11-16-at-12.26.26-PM.png?w=980&q=75)
![Pope Lands in Canada, Set for Apologies to Indigenous Groups](http://townsquare.media/site/101/files/2022/07/attachment-GettyImages-1241573895.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Retired Pope Asks Pardon For Abuse, But Admits No Wrongdoing](http://townsquare.media/site/101/files/2022/02/attachment-GettyImages-162843699.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Ghislaine Maxwell Convicted in Epstein Sex Abuse Case](http://townsquare.media/site/101/files/2020/07/Jeffrey-Epstein-Ghislaine-Maxwell.-Joe-Schildhorn_Patrick-McMullan-via-Getty-Images.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![Sex Abuse Probe: French Church had 3,000 Child Abusers](http://townsquare.media/site/101/files/2020/02/GettyImages-1025925732.jpg?w=980&q=75)
![U.S. Catholic Bishops May Press Biden to Stop Taking Communion](http://townsquare.media/site/101/files/2021/04/Chip-Somodevilla-Getty-Images.jpg?w=980&q=75)