Prominent U.S. priest restricted from ministry

The Diocese of Fall River, Mass., announced Friday that Msgr. Roger Landry has been restricted from public ministry after allegations of misconduct were made against the priest by “multiple individuals.”

There are no allegations involving minors, the diocese emphasized, but he has been accused of “violations of the Codes of Conduct for Priests for both the Diocese of Fall River and Archdiocese of New York.”

Landry, 55, is a widely respected and influential figure in the Church in the United States.

The priest serves as the national director of the Pontifical Missions Societies. He was appointed to the role in 2024, at which point he was also granted the title of Monsignor. He previously served for seven years as an attaché to the Holy See’s diplomatic corps as the Holy See’s Permanent Observer Mission to the United Nations in New York and he is a regular speaker, media commentator and contributor to Catholic publications on Church news and events.

A priest of the Diocese of Fall River, Landry was educated at Harvard before entering seminary and trained for the priesthood at the Pontifical North American College