Bishop Robert Barron

Bishop Robert Barron has been the bishop of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester in Minnesota since 2022. He is the founder of Word on Fire, a nonprofit global media apostolate that seeks to draw people into—or back to—the Catholic faith.

Articles by Bishop Robert Barron

Bishop Robert Barron speaks to tens of thousands of young people at a World Youth Day gathering in Lisbon, Portugal, Aug. 2, 2023. Credit: Nuria Chiccon/EWTN News

Bishop Barron: As I leave for the Synod on Synodality

Oct 3, 2023 / 11:00 am

Bishop Robert Barron wrote a message to his flock before leaving for Rome for the Synod on Synodality, which will take up the entire month of October.

Mary. Artist Giovanni Battista Gaulli, Museu da Casa Brasileira. Wikimedia Commons.

Why the Queenship of Mary matters

Aug 22, 2023 / 02:00 am

The feast day is rooted in Catholic tradition, with powerful biblical symbolism and an invitation to choose sides in the great spiritual struggle.