Michael Pham responded immediately. “I do accept the pastoral care of the people of God in the diocese of San Diego.” ...

Bishop Michael Pham, the first American bishop appointed by Pope Leo XIV, was installed on Thursday as the leader of the San ...

Michael Pham, a Vietnamese American and a refugee himself, has been installed as the first Vietnamese American bishop to lead ...

Bishop Michael Pham already has become a prominent church activist for protection of undocumented immigrants. At his installation Mass, the new shepherd likened himself to Yoda in "Star Wars" — "ready ...

Almost two months after becoming Pope Leo XIV's first choice for a new American bishop. Pham, 58, smiled throughout most of a ...

Bishop Michael Pham who will take over as leader of the Catholic Diocese of San Diego, now has his photograph displayed ...

Bishop Michael Pham will officially assume his role as the seventh bishop of the Catholic Diocese of San Diego on Thursday. SAN DIEGO — Bishop Michael Pham is set to become the seventh Bishop of San ...

Bishop Michael Pham was the first American Bishop approved by Pope Leo XIV. He is San Diego's seventh bishop, who will step into his new role on Thursday.

"Our presence made a difference," one priest said, quoting an immigration lawyer saying their client was given more time to ...

Michael Pham knows what it feels like to struggle for breath in a cloud of tear gas. Pham was born in Vietnam in 1967 as the war reached a boiling point, and his family repeatedly tried to flee ...

In a traditional Catholic installation ceremony held in Del Mar, Bishop Michael Pham was officially installed as the leader ...