Pope choses ‘wonderful new shepherd’ to lead in Kalamazoo, outgoing bishop says

KALAMAZOO, MI -- Bishop Paul J. Bradley started off the event with a prayer, asking the Holy Spirit for guidance during an “in between period” at the Catholic Diocese of Kalamazoo, as a new bishop-elect has been chosen. “Fill him with all the gifts and talents you want him to have,” Bradley, 77, said while introducing Kalamazoo’s next bishop, Edward M. Lohse, 61, at a news conference in the city on Tuesday, May 23. Bradley has served the diocese since June 2009, and Pope Francis recently accepted his resignation, which...