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Pope Leo XIV Accepts Resignation of Bishop Francis Malone of Shreveport and Appoints Bishop Robert Marshall as Apostolic Administrator

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WASHINGTON - Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of the Most Reverend Francis I. Malone, 76, from the pastoral governance of the Diocese of Shreveport. At the same time, he has appointed Most Reverend Robert W. Marshall of Alexandria, as the Apostolic Administrator of the Diocese of Shreveport to serve until the appointment and installation of the new bishop.The resignation and appointment were publicized in Washington, D.C. on September 15, 2026, by Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, apostolic nuncio to the United States. The Diocese of Shreveport is in the State of Louisiana.###

Pope Leo XIV Appoints Most Reverend Michael Saporito as Bishop of Metuchen

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WASHINGTON – Pope Leo XIV has appointed Most Reverend Michael A. Saporito, currently Auxiliary Bishop of Newark, as the Bishop of Metuchen.The appointment was publicized in Washington, D.C. on September 15, 2026, by Archbishop Gabriele Caccia, apostolic nuncio to the United States.Bishop Saporito’s biography may be found here.The Diocese of Metuchen is comprised of 1,425 square miles in the State of New Jersey. ###

Find room in your heart for everyone, pope tells new bishops

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VATICAN CITY (CNS) -- Everyone needs to feel there is room for them in their bishop's heart, Pope Leo XIV said."Love the people that the Lord has entrusted to you" and boldly bring the Good News of salvation to everyone, the pope told about 147 bishops from five continents attending a course for bishops ordained in the past year."We live in an era of rapid change," the pope told them Sept. 10 in the Vatican Synod Hall. "Advances in communication technologies and artificial intelligence have opened up possibilities," but "they certainly cannot free humanity from sin and its consequences: the crises we are currently facing tragically demonstrate this."Nonetheless, the Church celebrated the Jubilee of Hope last year, not because she "lives apart from the world" but because "she is sent by Christ, who died and rose again, to proclaim the Gospel of salvation to all," he said."We bishops are the first recipients of this mandate

Black Catholics need stronger voice in Catholic Church, Bishop Boxie says

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(ROME) CNS -- If Bishop Robert Paul Boxie was selected to become a bishop just because he is Black, he said he is comfortable with that."Some people may believe I've been selected, picked, because I'm Black," he said in an interview with Catholic News Service's 'Vatican Access.' "I've thought about this, I’ve reflected on it, and you know what, I'm actually okay with that."One of the newest bishops Pope Leo XIV appointed in the U.S. said racism remains an undercurrent in the Catholic Church, recounting his own encounters with it in the seminary and calling for greater Black representation in the hierarchy, parish life and the church's understanding of holiness.Bishop Boxie, who was named auxiliary bishop of Washington, said some critics have labeled him a "DEI bishop," a phrase he dismissed as a "dog whistle" suggesting that a Black person was elevated as part of a diversity, equity and inclusion program at the expense of someone more quali

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