In an unusual move, Pope Francis has removed an outspoken conservative bishop from his role governing the diocese of Tyler, Texas, the Vatican's official news site announced on Saturday.. Bishop ...

Pope Francis dismissed prominent conservative critic Bishop Joseph Strickland, of Tyler, Texas, on Saturday, following an investigation earlier this year into the firebrand’s diocese. The ...

Pope Francis greets Bishop Joseph E. Strickland of Tyler, Texas, during a meeting with U.S. bishops from Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas during their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican Jan. 20, 2020.

In a May 12 tweet, Bishop Joseph Strickland wrote, "I believe Pope Francis is the Pope, but it is time for me to say that I reject his program of undermining the Deposit of Faith. Follow Jesus." ...

Bishop Strickland refused to resign, and Pope Francis subsequently removed the bishop on Nov. 11. Bishop Strickland had led the 33-county diocese since 2012, when he was appointed by Pope Benedict ...

A bishop removed from his diocese by Pope Francis is "grateful" for everyone who has prayed for the pope amid his ongoing health battle. "We must remember that praying for those in peril is who we ...

Former Texas Bishop Joseph Strickland, a conservative who clashed with former Pope Francis and was removed by him, said he is "praying" for the new pontiff, Pope Leo XIV, in a Thursday social ...

Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, a vocal critic of Pope Francis who in recent years has invited the pope to "fire" him, said on Twitter May 12 that he believes the pontiff is "undermining ...

Strickland later said that one of the reasons for his removal was his refusal to implement a 2021 restriction by Pope Francis on celebrating the old Latin Mass.

The Vatican announced Saturday that Pope Francis has relieved Bishop Joseph Strickland from his duties in the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, and appointed an apostolic administrator to replace him ...

The Vatican announced Saturday that Pope Francis has relieved Bishop Joseph Strickland from his duties in the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, and appointed an apostolic administrator to replace him ...