More suburban Catholic congregations are slated for closure, merger by Bishop Ron Hicks
The latest wave of consolidations in the Diocese of Joliet follows other controversial closings in recent years. While "budgetary issues" are cited as among the factors, church officials refuse to ...
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Pope Francis appoints 3 new bishops to U.S. dioceses
The Archdiocese of Cincinnati and the Dioceses of Sioux City, Iowa, and Norwich, Connecticut, all received new appointments.
Archbishop of York apologises for ever ‘unintentionally influencing voting’
The Archbishop of York has apologised to the Church of England’s parliament for ever “completely unintentionally” having been ...
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Pope Francis names Youngstown priest eighth bishop of Roman Catholic Diocese in Iowa
Pope Francis has named Reverend John Keehner, age 59, a priest of the Diocese of Youngstown, as the eighth bishop of the ...
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Bishop-elect of Diocese of Sioux City: 'Truly humbled and a little overwhelmed'
Both Keehner and Nickless were in attendance for a press conference at the Central Catholic Offices in Sioux City to ...