Weisenburger, 64, has led the Catholic diocese in Tucson, Arizona, an area bordering Mexico that has seen thousands of immigrants enter in recent years. The Catholic leader has been on the front lines,

Pope Francis has named a new head of the Archdiocese of Detroit, a bishop from Arizona who was introduced to the community Tuesday at a Sacred Heart Major Seminary news conference and joked about the contrast in the weather.

Archbishop Allen Vigneron, head of the Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit, has resigned and will be replaced by a bishop coming from Tucson, Arizona. The big picture: Vigneron, 76, has been in the post for 16 years,