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By Matthew McDonald, National Catholic Register, December 17, 2024
Matthew McDonald Matthew McDonald is a staff reporter for The National Catholic Register and the editor of New Boston Post. He lives in Massachusetts.
After decades of priestly service, the Massachusetts priest is set to begin his next mission in January as director of the Pontifical Mission Societies.
Father Roger Landry is now Monsignor Roger Landry — but he says he’s not ready to abandon the title “Father” anytime soon.
Msgr. Landry, 54, the incoming national director of the Pontifical Mission Societies in the United States and a Register contributor, said he got the news this past weekend. He made it public Tuesday morning.
He said the new title, which is an honor bestowed by the Pope, “will take some getting used to,” adding that he prefers the simpler title he has had during his 25 years of priesthood. …
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