The Diocese of Jefferson City will soon have a new bishop. A Solemn Vespers service, in preparation for the ordination and installation of the Most Rev. Ralph Bernard O'Donnell, 56, as the fifth ...

One of the last acts Pope Francis performed was to help the Diocese of Norwich take its first steps with new leadership. Richard Reidy, formerly with the Diocese of Worcester, Massachusetts, was ...

Applause thundered across the packed St. Joseph Cathedral on Tuesday during the Mass of Ordination and Installation of the Most Rev. Ralph O'Donnell as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Jefferson ...

JEFFERSON CITY — Fr. Ralph O’Donnell was ordained as the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Jefferson City Tuesday. A ceremony to install the bishop took place before a large crowd at the Cathedral of St.

The episcopal ceremony began in solemn reverence as Iyad Twal approached the altar. With a quiet yet profound act of submission, he prostrated himself before the Lord. The stillness in the air was ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — A new bishop is being ordained and installed in The Diocese of the Houma-Thibodaux on Friday, Aug. 5. Father Simon Peter Engurait will become the sixth bishop in ...

SIOUX CITY, Iowa (KCAU) — After three years, the Catholic Diocese of Sioux City has officially ordained its eighth bishop. Reverend John Keehner of Youngstown, Ohio, is now the newest bishop of the ...