Archbishop Joseph Kurtz, left, of Louisville, Kentucky, vice president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, and Cardinal Timothy Dolan, right, of New York, conference president, are seen past fellow bishops during the conference's annual fall meeting in Baltimore, Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2013. Kurtz was elected to a three-year term for president of the conference after serving the last three years as vice-president under the outgoing Dolan. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)