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.

Bishop Joseph Strickland’s removal on Nov. 11 comes after the Vatican Dicastery for Bishops completed a formal investigation in the diocese earlier this year. CNA is a service of EWTN News, Inc.

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 ...

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 ...

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

Bishop Joseph Strickland, a hero to the emboldened traditionalist wing of American Catholicism, is in open warfare with the Vatican as it hosts a landmark gathering. By Ruth Graham Ruth Graham ...

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 ...