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Catholic Bishop Launches First Animated Show for Kids
Confirmed
In Short: Bishop Frank J. of the Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts, has launched 'Bishop Frank Teaches the Faith,' the first animated show hosted by a Catholic bishop.
The series, part of the Start with Sunday initiative by the diocese’s Institute for Catholic Formation, aims to introduce young children and their families to different topics of the Catholic faith.
Bishop Frank J. said, 'Our children are growing up in a world shaped by digital media, and we have an extraordinary opportunity to enter that world with them and introduce them more deeply to Jesus Christ and the beauty of our Catholic faith.
The show is supported by a $1.23 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. and is designed to be fun, colorful, and engaging.
Dr. Patrick Donovan, Executive Director of the Institute for Catholic Formation, said, 'Anything we can do to help parents raise faith-filled children is a win.
The Catholic American Bible, set to replace the New American Bible Revised Edition in 2027, is also part of efforts to engage younger generations.
Bishop Juan Miguel Betancourt of Hartford, Conn., emphasized the importance of consistency in the new translation, saying, 'One of the things that I love about this new Catholic American Bible is consistency, which the committee has worked to maintain.
What this adds
The Catholic American Bible will be published through various approved publishers, including Our Sunday Visitor, the parent company of OSV News.
Bishop Frank J. is the first Catholic bishop to host an animated show for kids, according to Aleteia.
Background
Bishop Frank J. of the Diocese of Springfield, Massachusetts, has launched 'Bishop Frank Teaches the Faith,' the first animated show hosted by a Catholic bishop.
What's confirmed
- The Catholic American Bible will be published through various approved publishers, including Our Sunday Visitor, the parent company of OSV News.
- December 21, 2025 By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Bible, Books, News, World News The Catholic American Bible is set to replace the New American Bible Revised Edition in 2027, becoming the common text for the Mass lectionary, Liturgy of the Hours and private use.
- OSV News recently spoke with Auxiliary Bishop Juan Miguel Betancourt of Hartford, Conn., chair of the U.S.
- Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Subcommittee on the Translation of Scripture, on what to expect from the new translation.
What's still developing
- Bishop Betancourt: Well, that’s always a great question, and the answer is, it’s not only to keep biblical scholars and publishers in business.
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- Bishop Larry Silva of the Diocese of Honolulu also attended the event and delivered a blessing to families.
- Bishop Frank Caggiano believes it’s important to use the newest available technology to share the Gospel, saying in a press release : Every generation of the Church is called to find new and creative ways to proclaim the Gospel.
- Your kids know Bluey and Cocomelon, but do they know Bishop Frank?
- For the first time, a Catholic bishop hosts an animated show for kids.
- Why create a new Catholic kids’ show, and one starring a bishop, no less?
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- Thursday, the Catholic Church declared Illinois-born Archbishop Fulton Sheen “Blessed” at his Mass of Beatification held at The Dome at America’s Center in St.
- Sheen is the first U.S.-born bishop to be beatified.
- Tagle read, in Latin, the pope’s Apostolic Letter, which officially granted Sheen the title of “Blessed.” It was read again, in English, by Bishop Louis Tylka of Peoria.
- Bishop Robert Barron of Winona-Rochester, Minnesota, argued that Catholic theology is deeply compatible with the founding of the United States as it marks its 250th anniversary.