Pope Leo XIV has appointed The Rev. Simon Peter Engurait to be the sixth bishop of the Diocese of Houma-Thibodaux, the ...

VATICAN CITY — 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.

The Pope accepted Bishop David Zubik's retirement resignation and has appointed Auxiliary Bishop Mark Eckman as the next bishop.

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) 31,039 people played the daily ...

Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope ... total population of about 3.5 million people, according to the U.S. Catholic bishops conference.Prior to his election May 8, the former Cardinal ...

(RNS) — In his first United States episcopal appointment, Pope ... down the U.S. refugee resettlement program on which Pham once relied. Of Leo, whom he met in Rome as an auxiliary bishop, ...