Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, and other U.S. bishops concelebrate Mass in the crypt of St. Peter's Basilica Jan. 20, 2020, during their "ad limina" visits to the Vatican.

Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Tex., has vocally opposed Pope Francis on theological issues, saying an “evil and false message” had infiltrated the Catholic Church.

Bishop Joseph Strickland of Tyler, Texas, leading a protest in June against the Los Angeles Dodgers for honoring a group that supports L.G.B.T.Q. rights.

Joseph Strickland as bishop of Tyler, TX." Frank Pavone, a laicized Catholic priest and anti-abortion activist announced the news of Strickland's firing. "No reason given.

Bishop Joseph Strickland walks in front of a reliquary bearing the bones of Saint Maria Goretti into the sanctuary at Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Tyler, Texas, on November 2, 2015.

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 ...

Religion Fired prelate Strickland appears near — but not at — bishops gathering. The Vatican announced Bishop Joseph Strickland’s removal from the Diocese of Tyler, Tex., on Nov. 11 ...

Bishop Joseph Strickland of the Diocese of Tyler, goes to one knee Wednesday, Aug. 17, 2016, to greet Betsy Jenkins and her sons, kindergartener Henry, center, and second-grader Bowen as they ...

Just hours after Pope Francis removed Bishop Joseph Strickland as the head of the Diocese of Tyler, the Texas prelate went public to share his side of the story — filling in some blanks in the ...

WASHINGTON (RNS) — Texas Bishop Joseph Strickland did not deny that he was confronted by the papal nuncio at a bishops conference in November 2021.

Bishop Joseph Strickland of the Diocese of Tyler, Texas, has become well-known for challenging advocates for abortion rights and those who want to make the COVID-19 vaccines mandatory. But last ...

Pope Francis removed Bishop Joseph Strickland from his office in Tyler, Texas, on Saturday. Strickland, 65, was bishop over the Diocese since 2012, when Pope Benedict gave him that office, but ...