BUFFALO, N.Y. — After a weeklong visit to the Vatican, Bishop Michael W. Fisher has returned to Western New York, and is sharing details about his travels.

Bishop Fisher spoke with Pope Leo XIV on many topics, including the merging and reorganization of parishes of the Buffalo Diocese, and managing the process of the Diocese's Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings.

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"We were deeply touched by the Holy Father's warm and heartfelt welcome and the keen interest of His Holiness in our progress to define a new and more hopeful chapter for the Diocese of Buffalo and Catholic faith and ministry across Western New York," Bishop Fisher said.

The Bishop was also joined with several senior leaders for the Buffalo Diocese,

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