Nov 18, 2020
Father Bill Byrne is a native Washingtonian who for eight years served as the pastor of St. Peter's on Capitol Hill, where he was in charge of developing and providing a special ministry for Catholic members of Congress. In 2016, Pope Francis named Father Byrne a missionary of mercy for the Jubilee Year of Mercy. Until recently, Father Bill was the pastor of Our Lady of Mercy Parish in Potomac, Maryland, but was recently called up by the Pope to become the Bishop of Springfield Massachusetts. Father Byrne is also a star on YouTube, where he shares videos of his popular Five Things series, which he has now turned into a book, "Five Things with Father Bill".