Bishop Robert Barron — the most famous Catholic bishop in the U.S. — has encouraged a boycott of the Los Angeles Dodgers over their relationship with an anti-Catholic drag queen troupe. The bishop said Catholics had no other recourse for showing their disapproval “since the Dodgers are clearly not responding
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Remembering Frank Griswold, an Episcopal bishop who championed gay rights
Griswold, who died March 5, presided over the ordination of the church’s first openly gay bishop. That was one of the issues which nearly caused a schism in the church. Originally broadcast in 2006. Copyright © 2023 NPR. All rights reserved. Visit our website terms of use and permissions pages
Police arrest a suspect in the killing of a Catholic bishop in Los Angeles County
Sheriff’s deputies guard the entrance to the street of Los Angeles Archdiocese Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell’s home in Hacienda Heights, Calif., on Sunday. The Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department says it has arrested the husband of O’Connell’s housekeeper as a suspect in his death. Damian Dovarganes/AP hide caption toggle caption
A Catholic bishop was found dead from a gunshot wound in California over the weekend
Bishop David O’Connell, seen above at a meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2021, is being remembered as a peacemaker and “truly a man of God.” Julio Cortez/AP hide caption toggle caption Julio Cortez/AP Bishop David O’Connell, seen above at a meeting of the United States
Nicaragua sentences Catholic bishop to 26 years in prison
Protest against the detention of Nicaraguan bishop and regime critic Bishop Rolando Alvarez. EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP via Getty Images Protest against the detention of Nicaraguan bishop and regime critic Bishop Rolando Alvarez. EZEQUIEL BECERRA/AFP via Getty Images MEXICO CITY — A day