Pope Francis accepted Omaha Archbishop George Lucas’ resignation Monday and appointed the new archbishop, Bishop Michael McGovern, as his replacement. Lucas, who served as archbishop of the Omaha ...

Pope Francis on Monday appointed Bishop Michael McGovern of Belleville, Illinois, to lead the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska, after he accepted the resignation of Omaha Archbishop George Lucas.

Pope Francis has appointed Belleville Bishop Michael McGovern as the next archbishop of Omaha, the Belleville diocese announced Monday.

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Pope Francis has appointed a new Archbishop of Omaha. Archbishop-designate Michael McGovern will become the sixth Archbishop of Omaha. He gave his first official “hello” to the ...

Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Archbishop George J. Lucas on Monday and appointed a bishop as the new archbishop of Omaha.

A rich reputation for strong family life and quality Catholic education are two of the factors that have already impressed the man tapped Monday to be the sixth archbishop of the Omaha Archdiocese.

Pope Francis has appointed Belleville Bishop Michael McGovern as the sixth archbishop of Omaha, Nebraska, according to announcements by McGovern and the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops Monday.

A First Alert 6 Weather Day has been called for Tuesday over a threat of strong to severe storms in the Omaha metro area. According to Senior Chief Meteorologist Rusty Lord, hail and wind gusts are ...

See photos of the press conference introducing Omaha Archbishop designate Michael McGovern. Omaha Archbishop designate Michael McGovern listens to a question during a press conference at the ...

Pope Francis accepted the resignation of Archbishop George J. Lucas on Monday and appointed a bishop as the new archbishop of Omaha.Bishop Michael McGovern, from Belleville, Illinois, was appointed ...

Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop George J. Lucas and appointed the Rev. Michael McGovern, Bishop of the Diocese of Belleville, Illinois, as the sixth Archbishop of Omaha.