MiscellaneousfromIndependent5 days agoPope Leo XIV makes first Irish announcement, returning Bishop Niall Coll to his native dioceseBishop Niall Coll (62), a Letterkenny native, will leave Ossory to become Bishop of Raphoe, overseeing 33 parishes across County Donegal.
US newsfromwww.theguardian.com1 month agoPope names successor for embattled New Orleans archbishop after sex abuse settlementPope Leo XIV named James Checchio coadjutor bishop of New Orleans to succeed Archbishop Gregory Aymond amid a $230 million clergy sexual-abuse settlement.