Bishop Lawrence T. Persico Persico was named Erie's 10th Catholic bishop by Pope Benedict XVI in 2012. Persico was installed as bishop in October of that year and five months later in March 2013 ...

Erie Catholic Bishop Lawrence Persico and other local Catholics mourned the pope's passing and reflected on his legacy. Persico recalled the moment of Francis' election and highlighted the pope's ...

The Catholic Bishops’ Conference in Sri Lanka says that ascertaining who the perpetrators of the Easter Sunday attacks in 2019 were and those who have aided and abetted in the dastardly act, is a ...

As work on budget reconciliation proceeds in Congress, the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) is urging lawmakers to protect programs that serve those most in need.

The Catholic Church in Ireland must review its structures “to make sure that they are appropriate to the needs of the 21st century,” said Bishop of Elphin Kevin Doran at his installation as ...

SPOKANE, Wash - The leader of the Catholic church in Spokane remembered Pope Francis Monday as a pontiff focused on mercy and welcoming those who sought forgiveness. Bishop Thomas Daly of the ...

The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops announced Monday that it is ending a half-century of partnerships with the federal government to serve refugees and migrant children, saying the ...

WASHINGTON TONIGHT. CAITLIN. THANK YOU. AND THOSE IN MOURNING TODAY INCLUDE A CATHOLIC BISHOP RIGHT HERE IN PENNSYLVANIA WHO WAS APPOINTED TO HIS POSITION PERSONALLY BY POPE FRANCIS. HE SAYS EVEN ...

The Catholic Bishops Conference of Nigeria has urged governments to pay more attention to agriculture with a view to revive citizens’ interest to ensure food sufficiency and improvement of the ...