A Papal Permission Slip

| 10/27/2023

By: The Good Newsroom

Pope Francis signs a note asking that U.S. synod delegate Wyatt Olivas, an undergraduate at the University of Wyoming and youngest member of the synod assembly, be excused from his coursework.

Catholic News Service has this report from Vatican City.

Like the disciples in today’s Gospel, when we are afraid, Jesus is with us.

By:

The Good Newsroom

| 01/07/2026

Born in New York City, he was ordained on June 22, 1991, by Cardinal John O’Connor, and appointed a bishop on January 25, 2022, by Pope Francis.

By:

The Good Newsroom

| 01/07/2026

"Pope Leo has chosen well in appointing him to serve as the Bishop of Rochester," Cardinal Dolan said in a statement.

By:

Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan

| 01/07/2026