LGBTQ+ Catholics saw Pope Francis’ stance on homosexuality as a strong defense against discrimination in the church ...

Much of the majority immigrant congregation at St. Charles Borromeo saw Pope Francis as their spiritual champion.

SACRAMENTO – California Gov. Gavin Newsom says he is mourning after the passing of Pope Francis. The Vatican announced Pope ...

Archbishop José H. Gomez presided at a Mass of Thanksgiving at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels to celebrate the ...

After the Vatican announced the death of Pope Francis, the first Latin American pontiff, early morning Monday, global and ...

“Today, the Church and the world have lost a true shepherd of souls,” McElroy said in a statement from his new home in ...

Catholics from around Los Angeles, Orange County and the Inland Empire expressed both sorrow and gratitude for the late Pope ...

Leaders called the decision from the conclave “a powerful moment for the Catholic Church — and for American Catholics.” ...

Experts say that Robert Francis Prevost aligns closely with Pope Francis’ environmental priorities. Here’s what we know so ...

Southland Catholics and elected leaders Thursday hailed the selection of Chicago native Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost as ...

At this moment of change and possibility, four principles that Francis lived, and that Leo XIV has begun to echo, must guide ...

Pope Leo XIV is in his first full day as the holy father with many more to come. “We didn’t expect an American to be Pope,” Gregory Treverton, a USC Professor, said.