A Chaldean bishop in San Diego has resigned and pleaded not guilty after prosecutors accuse him of stealing more than $270,000 from his parish.

Pope Benedict XVI presents a pallium to Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles in St. Peter's Basilica at the Vatican June 29. During Mass the pope gave 41 archbishops the woolen pallium as a sign of ...

As readers mark the centennial of the Sheed & Ward publishing house, we celebrate what “the Sheedwardians”—as that unlikely Catholic power couple sometimes called themselves—meant back in their heyday ...

The bishop of a small Chaldean Catholic community in California has resigned and pleaded not guilty to embezzlement and money laundering after prosecutors said he took more than $270,000 from his ...

Cardinals have entered St Peter's Basilica in the Vatican to celebrate a final Mass before the conclave to elect the next pope. The Mass precedes the secretive, ritual-filled process to find a new ...

Pope Leo XIV prays at Mass during a parish visit to the Church of St. Mary of the Presentation in Rome March 8, 2026. The pope sent a message to students gathered at Loyola University Chicago for a ...

Pope Leo XIV called Monday for an end to the U.S.-Israel war in Iran, issuing a new but still muted appeal as two of his U.S. cardinals condemned the war, rejected t ...

Pope Leo XIV named a veteran Vatican diplomat as his new ambassador to the United States. Archbishop Gabriele Caccia is tasked with managing one of the Holy See’s most important bilateral ...

Pope Leo XIV smiles as he speaks to visitors during his general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican March 4, 2026.