Canadian archbishop and Indigenous language scholar appointed to Winnipeg Archdiocese — By: Catholic News Agency

Archbishop Murray Chatlain is the new archbishop of Winnipeg, Canada.  / Credit: Archdiocese of Keewatin-Le Pas CNA Staff, Jan 6, 2025 / 15:50 pm (CNA). Pope Francis has appointed Archbishop Murray Chatlain of Keewatin-Le Pas as the new archbishop of Winnipeg, Canada.  Chatlain, a student of the Indigenous Dene language, succeeds Archbishop Richard J. Gagnon, 76, who led the…

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Young adults share SEEK’s influence in their search for Christ in Salt Lake City — By: Catholic News Agency

At the 2025 SEEK conference in Salt Lake City, Isaac Smith (left), a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), and Alex Tarrios, a Pentecostal Christian, each found themselves seeking Christ, finding encouragement and support in the community they found there. / Credit: Kate Quinones/CNA Salt Lake City, Utah, Jan 6,…

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Pope Francis names Polish priest as new bishop for Western Australia diocese — By: Catholic News Agency

St Patrick’s Cathedral, Bunbury, Western Australia. / Credit: Calistemon, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons CNA Newsroom, Jan 6, 2025 / 10:15 am (CNA). Pope Francis has appointed Father George Kolodziej, SDS, as the new bishop of a vast diocese in Western Australia, the Vatican announced Monday. The Polish-born Salvatorian, who currently serves as the…

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Pope Francis names Cardinal Robert McElroy to lead Washington, D.C. archdiocese — By: Catholic News Agency

Cardinal Robert McElroy addresses the congregation at Rome’s Church of San Frumenzio ai Prati Fiscali during his formal installation as its titular cardinal on April 23, 2023. / Pablo Esparza/CNA Rome Newsroom, Jan 6, 2025 / 06:08 am (CNA). Pope Francis appointed Cardinal Robert McElroy, bishop of San Diego, to lead the Archdiocese of Washington,…

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