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Msgr. Malone is bound for Shreveport to be their new bishop

Bishop-elect Francis I. Malone will be ordained the next bishop of Shreveport, La., on Jan. 28. In this section, Arkansas Catholic looks back on the impact he’s made for the past 43 years in the Diocese of Little Rock for vocations, missions and tithing and Catholic education. We also sat down with the bishop-elect as he discussed the memories he has of Arkansas and what he’ll miss the most.

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Bishop-elect Francis I. Malone is preparing for his episcopal ordination, Tuesday, Jan. 28, when he will become the third Bishop of Shreveport.
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Bishop-elect Malone shares memories, legacy in Arkansas

Bishop-elect Francis I. Malone smiles with children in front of Robert Noble School in La Colonia, Honduras, during a mission trip with Christ the King Church in 2005. As pastor, he has supported mission work and continued the tradition of a tithing parish.
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CTK missions, tithing: giving back like Jesus would

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As pastor, a strong advocate for school, Catholic education

Bishop-elect Francis I. Malone stands with new priests and seminarians from his parish in 2018. They are Fathers Joseph de Orbegozo (front row, from left), Stephen Elser and Patrick Friend, seminarians Daniel Wendel (back row, from left), Ben Riley, Brian Cundall, Joseph Friend and then-Deacon (now Father) Jon Miskin.
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Building parish culture fosters diocese’s vocations growth

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Coat of arms ties new bishop’s life into one design

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Diocese of Shreveport by the numbers

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In the 50 years since Father Nho Duy “Dominic” In the 50 years since Father Nho Duy “Dominic” Do’s arrival, large Vietnamese Catholic communities have grown in Barling, North Little Rock, Rogers and other communities. Arkansas Catholic spoke to Vietnamese clergy, religious and laypeople to learn more about the growth of the Vietnamese Catholic community in Arkansas and the challenges they face. 

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Since the election of the first U.S.-born pope, hi Since the election of the first U.S.-born pope, his 75-year-old childhood home in Dolton, Illinois, has become a tourist attraction and even a place of pilgrimage.

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Just over half of U.S. adults, or 52 percent, say Just over half of U.S. adults, or 52 percent, say they favor allowing public school teachers to lead their classes in prayers “that refer to Jesus,” while 46 percent of adults say they oppose it, according to an analysis from the Pew Research Center in Washington.

https://arkansas-catholic.org/2025/07/02/christain-prayer-teacher-led-public-schools/
Dominican Father Patrick Briscoe, editor of Our Su Dominican Father Patrick Briscoe, editor of Our Sunday Visitor, who moderated the press conference, told CNS the series is a “great gift” for Catholics because it offers an opportunity for engagement and genuine conversation.

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Since May, Mark Jechura has brought relics of St. Since May, Mark Jechura has brought relics of St. Damien and St. Marianne, as well as a piece of wood from a tree planted on topside Molokai by St. Damien, to sites across the mainland — from Arkansas to Washington, D.C. — on what he has named the Tree of Hope Tour.

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On July 19, after months of preparation, Dr. Jim G On July 19, after months of preparation, Dr. Jim Gorman, an obstetrics and gynecology physician in Fayetteville, will leave the area he has called home for 28 years to embark on an unexpected second act in his life. 

https://arkansas-catholic.org/2025/07/11/physician-joins-military-at-63-fayetteville/
“Hope is a promise. It is not a prediction. Plac “Hope is a promise. It is not a prediction. Placing our trust in Christ’s promises helps us focus on the known," Father Joseph Friend said. "We can confess our hope without wavering. … Hope is for the poor and humble. … Hope makes you a protagonist.” he said.

https://arkansas-catholic.org/2025/07/09/jubilee-year-hope-event/
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