
Pope Francis Appoints Bishop Michael McGovern to Lead Archdiocese of Omaha
The 60-year-old bishop will be installed in Omaha’s Cathedral of St. Cecilia on May 7.
The 60-year-old bishop will be installed in Omaha’s Cathedral of St. Cecilia on May 7.
A spokesman for the archdiocese reiterated that the new policy would continue to affirm the Church’s teachings on gender, even after revisions.
The report found credible allegations against 57 Church officials, involving 258 documented victims, since the 1930s.
In a statement to a local media outlet, the archdiocese said it could not comment because the matter was a personnel issue dealing with internal church discipline, and the subject of a lawsuit.
The Omaha Archdiocese closed the diocesan phase of the investigation into the life of Servant of God Father Edward Flanagan with a June 18 Mass.
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