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.

Cardinal Robert Walter McElroy, a native Californian and former leader of San Diego Catholic, is a candidate for the papacy.

Leo, born in Chicago, Illinois in 1955, became a novitiate in the Order of Saint Augustine at 22 years old after graduating ...

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

Over the course of a day and a half, the more than 130 members of the College of Cardinals had come to a decision on who ...

A single white rose was placed on the tomb that said "Franciscus" – the pope's name in Latin – inside the Santa Maria ...

The Catholic Church made history Thursday with the election of Pope Leo XIV, the first American pontiff. The moment carried ...

Even those who applauded the actions he took during his 12-year papacy said they were just a beginning, and that his ...

Pope Francis died on April 21, 2025. Many world leaders are expected to attend his funeral in Vatican City, including ...

Pope Leo XIV could bring big change to the Catholic Church – here’s how Francis set the stage - Francis had begun making ...

Lopez, whose Amah Mutsun Tribal Band includes descendants of those who lived in the spheres of influence of two California missions, had written multiple times to Pope Francis, unsuccessfully ...