Bishop Joseph E. Strickland’s recent statement addressing Catholic Charities, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, and ...

A conservative bishop who was removed from his position by Pope Francis last year has accused the Vatican of "deep corruption ...

after Pope Francis removed Bishop Joseph Strickland. Strickland had criticized the Pope's progressive-leaning stances on abortion, on LGBTQ rights, and on his restrictions on Latin Mass.

Kelly will fill the vacancy left after Francis removed Bishop Joseph E. Strickland, the former head of the diocese who had criticized the pontiff for some of his policies on LGBT issues and ...

Vásquez was most recently selected by Francis to oversee the Diocese of Tyler, also in Texas, after he dismissed its former bishop, Joseph Strickland, who had openly accused the pope of being a ...

The Mexican-American bishop also served as apostolic administrator of the Diocese of Tyler from November 2023 to December 2024, after Pope Francis removed Bishop Joseph Strickland. The ...