Pope Leo XIV on Thursday appointed Bishop Michael Pham as bishop of the Diocese of San Diego. He will rise from the position of auxiliary bishop there and succeed Cardinal Robert McElroy as head ...

Pope Leo XIV delivered his first homily as bishop of Rome at the Basilica of St. John Lateran, where he took possession of his cathedra (throne) on Sunday. The pontiff said ecclesial communion is ...

Pope Leo XIV has completed the final ceremonial steps to formalizing his role as the Bishop of Rome. The pontiff formally took possession of the St. John Lateran Basilica, Rome’s cathedral and ...

MANILA, Philippines — Pope Leo XIV on Saturday appointed Luis Antonio Cardinal Tagle as new titular bishop of the Suburbicarian Diocese of Albano, one of the most important dioceses in Rome.

Matteo Minnella/Reuters On Sunday, Leo took possession of the Basilica of Saint John Lateran, his cathedral or “seat” as a bishop, and visited the Basilica of Saint Mary Major, where his ...

Pope Leo XIV presides over a Mass in the Archbasilica of St. John Lateran and takes possession of the Roman Cathedra, formalising his role as Bishop of Rome in Rome, Sunday, May 25, 2025.

ROME -- Pope Leo XIV declared himself a Roman on Sunday as he completed the final ceremonial steps, cementing his role as the bishop of Rome. The first American pope formally took possession of ...

(AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)(Gregorio Borgia / AP) ROME (AP) — Pope Leo XIV declared himself a Roman on Sunday as he completed the final ceremonial steps cementing his role as the bishop of Rome.

Given his responsibilities running the 1.4-billion strong universal Catholic Church, popes delegate the day-to-day governance of running of the diocese of Roman to a vicar. Pope Leo XIV declared ...