Pope Francis has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Philip Moger of Southwark, England, as the new bishop of Plymouth. The February episcopal ordination of Canon Christopher Whitehead, his predecessor as bishop-elect, was cancelled when the Catholic Bishops’ Conference of England and Wales announced that a “canonical process was underway.” Canon Whitehead was [...]

Some 215 abbots, priors, and other superiors of Benedictine monasteries have gathered at the Pontifical Athenaeum of Sant’Anselmo in Rome to elect the 11th abbot primate of the Order of St. Benedict. Pope Leo XIII created the office of Abbot Primate in 1893 to help bring unity to the various [...]

Pope Francis has united the Archdiocese of Cardiff and the Diocese of Menevia in Wales, creating the new Archdiocese of Cardiff-Menevia. At the time of the merger, the Archdiocese of Cardiff had 59 parishes, 66 priests, and one seminarian, and the Diocese of Menevia had 53 parishes, 44 priests, and two [...]

The French bishops’ conference has opened its archives on Abbé Pierre (1912-2007) to historians and journalists, following serious new charges of sexual abuse. Archbishop Eric de Moulins-Beaufort of Reims, the president of the episcopal conference, said that French cardinals “took note of the behavior” of the priest and sent [...]

On September 14, the Congregation of Clerics Regular (Theatines) marks the 500th anniversary of its founding by St. Cajetan and three others, including the future Pope Paul IV. The order, founded with an emphasis on clerical asceticism, apostolic work, and poverty, grew to 1,400 members by [...]