CROOKSTON – The Most Rev. Andrew Cozzens was named the eighth bishop of the Diocese of Crookston in a mass at the Cathedral of Immaculate Conception of Mary on Monday in Crookston. Archbishop ...

CROOKSTON, Minn. — Bishop Michael Hoeppner, who has resigned as Bishop of Crookston after being accused of mishandling cases of priests accused of sexual misconduct, apologized Tuesday for his ...

CROOKSTON, Minn. — The Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis has been cleared by Catholic Church leadership to continue its probe into the Crookston bishop’s alleged cover-ups of clerical sexual ...

CROOKSTON, Minn. — The Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis has been cleared by Catholic Church leadership to continue its probe into the Crookston bishop’s alleged cover-ups of clerical sexual ...

CROOKSTON, Minn. (AP) — Roman Catholic Church leaders in Rome authorized more investigation into claims that a northern Minnesota bishop interfered with past investigations into clerical sexual ...

Pope Francis on Monday named the chair of the US bishops’ evangelization committee as the new bishop of Crookston, Minnesota. The pope appointed Bishop Andrew H. Cozzens, the 53-year-old auxiliary ...

FILE - In this Monday, Nov. 10, 2008 file photo, Bishop Michael J. Hoeppner of Crookston, Minn. prays during a semi-annual meeting of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, in Baltimore. A ...

CROOKSTON -- To get good seats, Marjorie LaCoursiere arrived two hours early today for the ordination service of Bishop-elect Michael Hoeppner, her three youngest children in tow. "I told them we ...

The Catholic bishop of Minnesota's Crookston Diocese is being investigated for allegations of interfering with a clergy abuse case — the first sitting U.S. bishop to be scrutinized under new Vatican ...

CROOKSTON, Minn. — The Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis has been cleared by Catholic Church leadership to continue its probe into the Crookston bishop’s alleged cover-ups of clerical sexual ...

Bishop Michael J. Hoeppner of Crookston, Minn., concelebrates Mass at the Basilica of St. Paul Outside the Walls in Rome Jan. 15, 2020. Hoeppner, whose resignation was accepted by Pope Francis April ...

Bishop Michael Hoeppner, who has resigned as Bishop of Crookston after being accused of mishandling cases of priests accused of sexual misconduct, apologized Tuesday for his failures at governing the ...