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Bishop R. Daniel Conlon of Joliet, Ill., speaks during the fall general assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore Nov. 13, 2019. His diocese announced he is taking a medical leave of absence starting Dec. 27. Retired Bishop Richard E. Pates of Des Moines, Iowa, will be the apostolic administrator while Conlon is away. (CNS/Bob Roller)