BALTIMORE – Arriving by motor coaches, more than 320 bishops from across the United States streamed into the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore Nov. 10, where they donned matching vestments to celebrate Mass on the first day of their annual fall plenary assembly."A very, very…...
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Bishops from around the country gather at the Basilica of the National Shrine of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Baltimore Nov. 10, 2025, for the opening Mass of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops' fall plenary assembly. At left Bishop David M. O'Connell, C.M., and diocesan priests Father Christopher Dayton and Father Jean Felicien are seen participating in the Mass. (OSV News photo/Kevin J. Parks, Catholic Review) (Kevin J. Parks)
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