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US bishops to elect new leaders, mark abuse reform milestone

FILE - Demonstrators with the Coalition of Catholics and Survivors hold posters of children who have allegedly been sexually abused by Catholic priest, across the street from where the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops are meeting in Dallas, Friday, June 14. 2002. The nation's Catholic bishops begin their fall annual meeting Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, on the 20th anniversary of their adoption of policies designed to root out sexual abuse and abusers in the priesthood — policies adopted amid the scandals of 2002 when the Boston Globe's Spotlight investigative team exposed widespread patterns of abuse and coverup. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) FILE - Dave West, left, and his brother Larry West, both of Fort Worth, Texas, demonstrate outside the hotel where the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops are meeting in Dallas on Friday, June 14. 2002. The nation's Catholic bishops begin their fall annual meeting Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, on the 20th anniversary of their adoption of policies designed to root out sexual abuse and abusers in the priesthood — policies adopted amid the scandals of 2002 when the Boston Globe's Spotlight investigative team exposed widespread patterns of abuse and coverup. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File) FILE - In this Friday, May 1, 2020 file photo, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez gives a blessing after leading a brief liturgy at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles. The nation's Catholic bishops begin their fall annual meeting Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, where they plan to elect new leaders — a vote that may signal whether they want to be more closely aligned with Pope Francis' agenda or maintain a more formal distance. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, Pool)