Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Archbishop George J. Lucas, 75, from the pastoral governance of the Archdiocese ...

Pope Francis has appointed Bishop Michael McGovern of Belleville, Illinois, to lead the Archdiocese of Omaha, Nebraska.

I accept his nomination with gratitude and humility and thank him for the confidence he has placed in me,” McGovern says.

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

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 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.

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.

Omaha Archbishop-designate Michael McGovern listens to a question during a press conference at the Archdiocese of Omaha Chancery in Omaha on Monday. Bishop Michael McGovern of the Diocese of ...