Pope Leo XIV, history’s first American pope, on Thursday made his first American bishop appointment as he named Bishop ...

Pope Leo XIV, the first U.S.-born pope, became a rare case of an American citizen serving as a foreign head of state.

In his first United States episcopal appointment, Pope Leo XIV named Michael Pham bishop of San Diego on Thursday (May 22).

In his first words as Pope Francis’ successor, uttered from the loggia of St. Peter's Basilica, Leo said, “Peace be with you,” and emphasized a message of peace, dialogue and missionary ...