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Pope accepts resignation of bishop accused of failing to act on abuse

Pope Francis accepted the resignation of a Polish bishop accused of negligence after a documentary claimed he repeatedly transferred a priest accused of sexually abusing children.

Pope Francis names three new auxiliary bishops for archdiocese

On Sept. 11, the Vatican announced that Pope Francis appointed three new auxiliary bishops for the Archdiocese of Chicago: Bishops-elect Kevin Birmingham, Jeffrey Grob and Franciscan Friar of the Renewal Robert Lombardo. The episcopal ordination of the bishops-elect will take place on the feast of St. Francis Xavier Cabrini, Nov. 13.

Bishop George Murry, former Chicago auxiliary, dies after leukemia battle

Bishop George V. Murry, the fifth bishop of the Diocese of Youngstown, died June 5 at Memorial Sloan Kettering Hospital in New York, after a two-year battle with leukemia, the diocese announced. He was 71.

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