In Charlotte, ‘No Big Changes for a Year?’

In Charlotte, ‘No big changes for a year?’

As new priestly assignments come out this spring in dioceses across the U.S., one U.S. bishop offered advice to his priests about taking on leadership in a new parish, among new people.“No big changes for a year,” the bishop wrote in a May 28 email, as he gave advice to new pastors in his diocese.Cathedral of Saint Patrick, Charlotte, North Carolina. Credit: Nheyob/wikimedia CC BY SA 4.0Instead of changing things right away, the bishop urged new…

Leaked draft shows Charlotte bishop’s planned crackdown on traditional liturgical customs

Credit: PIGAMA/Shutterstock CNA Staff, May 29, 2025 / 12:42 pm (CNA). A leaked draft from Charlotte, North Carolina, Bishop Michael Martin, OFM Conv, shows the prelate’s far-reaching and highly detailed intent to crack down on what he describes... [...]