(RNS) — As rumors swirl that Pope Francis may ask for the resignation of Catholic Bishop Joseph Strickland, the firebrand conservative who oversees the Diocese of Tyler in Texas said he has ...

BALTIMORE — A Texas bishop recently removed from his post by Pope Francis made an appearance near the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ annual gathering this week but avoided entering the ...

In a brief statement on Saturday, the Vatican said Francis, in a rare move, had "removed" Bishop Joseph Strickland of the pastoral governance of Tyler and appointed the bishop of Austin as the ...

Pope Francis removed Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, from his post Saturday after he refused to resign, according to Galveston-Houston archbishop Cardinal Daniel DiNardo. Bishop ...

After Justin Haggerty learned the Vatican removed Bishop Joseph Strickland from the Diocese of Tyler last week, he began rallying supporters to participate in a rosary procession from the ...

Bishop Strickland, a Pope Benedict XVI appointee, has been a fiercely vocal critic of Pope Francis’ efforts to reform the Catholic Church. Pope Francis has removed Bishop Joseph Strickland of ...

(OSV News) -- The removal of Bishop Joseph E. Strickland from pastoral governance of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, is an administrative rather than penal action, a canon law scholar told OSV News.

My name is Briana Jansky and I am a Catholic of good standing in the Diocese of Tyler — which was, until this month, headed by Bishop Joseph Strickland. I want to share my experience being under ...

As for Strickland, he did not hope that a more conservative pope would reinstate him in his role as the bishop of the Tyler Diocese. "My hope is not to regain any particular role or office ...

Bishop Joseph Strickland was a highly prominent figure among traditionalist American Catholics who see Pope Francis as too liberal. By Ruth Graham and Jason Horowitz Ruth Graham, who covers ...

VATICAN CITY, Nov 11 (Reuters) - Pope Francis on Saturday dismissed Bishop Joseph E. Strickland of Tyler, Texas, one of his fiercest critics among U.S. Roman Catholic conservatives, after he ...

Pope Francis removed Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, from his post Saturday after he refused to resign, according to Galveston-Houston archbishop Cardinal Daniel DiNardo. Strickland’s ...