VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV , history’s first American pope, on Thursday made his first American bishop appointment as he ...

(RNS) — In his first United States episcopal appointment, Pope Leo XIV named Michael Pham bishop of San Diego on Thursday ...

Soon after the first American took over as leader of the Catholic Church, Pope Leo XIV made history in San Diego. For his ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, on Thursday made his first American bishop appointment as he named Bishop Michael Pham as bishop of San Diego, California.Pham, 58, is currently an ...

WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Pope Leo XIV has appointed Auxiliary ... is temporarily away. Bishop Pham’s appointment is one of the first made by the new pope since the May 18 Mass inaugurating ...

Pope Leo XIV waves as he leaves after his first weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, Wednesday, May 21, 2025. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia) 33,714 people played the daily ...