4+ hour, 27+ min ago  (491+ words) Bishop Manuel de Jesu's Rodri'guez will be formally installed as the leader of the Diocese of Palm Beach during a three-hour ceremony on Tuesday, Feb. 24. Archbishop Thomas Wenski of Miami will preside over the event with retiring Bishop Gerald Barbarito…...

9+ mon, 1+ week ago  (549+ words) As American-born Pope Leo XIV began his first full day as leader of the Roman Catholic Church on May 9, leaders of the Catholic community in Palm Beach County reacted with a mix of surprise over his selection and optimism for…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1102+ words) There is a new pontiff " Pope Leo XIV " but will Florida soon a have a slew of new bishops? Four of the Sunshine State's eight bishops have reached, or are nearing, the retirement age of 75. The list includes Bishop Gerald…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (320+ words) Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, an American, has been named the new pope of the Catholic Church, USA TODAY reports. The successor to Pope Francis, who will go by the name Leo XIV, goes down in history as the first pope…...

9+ mon, 2+ week ago  (709+ words) As the sacred practice of'naming a new pope'to replace Pope Francis is beginning in'Vatican City, the question arises: Is it time a pope names a cardinal from Florida? To faithful and secular observers alike, naming a Sunshine State cardinal may…...