More U.S. Catholic bishops are speaking out in defense of Pope Leo XIV after President Donald Trump began denouncing the pope at length on social media and in verbal statements.
Bishop Michael M. Pham
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A group of U.S. bishops, most from the U.S.-Mexico border region, issued a statement hours before President Donald Trump’s State of the Union address.
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San Diego’s new bishop calls faithful to bring ‘Spirit of love to the world’ like Jesus
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsSt. Thérèse of Carmel Church was filled to capacity by an estimated 1,200 faithful, as Bishop Pham was solemnly installed as the seventh bishop of San Diego July 17, becoming …
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Bishop Michael M. Pham, who fled Vietnam as a refugee in 1980, and his auxiliary bishops joined a June 20, 2025, clergy visit to immigration court in San Diego.
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Pope Leo XIV, in one of first appointments, names San Diego auxiliary bishop to head diocese
by OSV Newsby OSV NewsBishop Pham, who was born in Vietnam, succeeds Cardinal Robert W. McElroy, who is now the archbishop of Washington.
