FARGO - Pope Benedict XVI has named the Rev. David Kagan, bishop of the Catholic Diocese of Bismarck, to serve in a role that temporarily gives him the authority of the bishop in the Diocese of Fargo.

On his 40th anniversary as a priest, Bishop David Kagan of Bismarck says he has a deeper understanding of his own vocation than when he was first ordained. "My vocation is who I am and it is not just ...