Pope Francis meets with officers of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops

Pope Francis holds his regular spring meeting with the officers of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops April 18 in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican. Seated from the left are: Father Michael J.K. Fuller, USCCB general secretary; Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, USCCB vice president; Archbishop Timothy P. Broglio, USCCB president and head of the U.S. Archdiocese for the Military Services; and Father Paul B.R. Hartmann, USCCB associate general secretary. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope Francis greets Archbishop William E. Lori of Baltimore, vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican April 18. The pope usually meets with the USCCB officers twice each year. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)

Pope Francis greets Father Michael J.K. Fuller, general secretary of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, in the library of the Apostolic Palace at the Vatican April 18. The pope usually meets with the USCCB officers twice each year. (CNS photo/Vatican Media)