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Archive Home > 2009 > April > 11 > With Catholic bishops ready to retire, church contemplates a new direction

With Catholic bishops ready to retire, church contemplates a new direction

By Duke Helfand / The Bulletin
April 11, 2009

With Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony prominently among them, many of the senior Roman Catholic bishops in the United States are nearing mandatory retirement, offering the Vatican a significant opportunity to reshape the American church.

In Los Angeles, home to the nation’s largest....

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