Pope Leo XIV addresses the crowd during the weekly general audience at St Peter’s Square in The Vatican on March 11, 2026. Agence France-Presse VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation ...

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.

The disgraced San Diego bishop accused of frequenting Mexican brothels and stealing hundreds of thousands of dollars from his church was officially booted from his role by Pope Leo XIV.

St. Francis used to greet people with a little prayer: “May the Lord grant you peace.” As we reflect on his witness and teachings during this Jubilee Year, let us renew our commitment to bring the ...

The international gathering discussed the role of dialogue in addressing global conflict and division. Church leaders, scholars and students from across disciplines gathered Mar. 7 for an ...

LGBTQ+ Catholic existence and inclusion is not a choice or an institutional stance — it is an inevitability, Emma Cieslik writes.

Pope Leo XIV has accepted the resignation of Cardinal Louis Sako, the Iraq-based Chaldean Catholic patriarch of Baghdad, ending his 13-year tenure leading Iraq’s largest Christian denomination, the ...

Pope Francis speaks with journalist Cindy Wooden aboard his overnight flight from Rome to Jakarta, Indonesia, on Sept. 2, 2024. Credit: CNS photo/Lola Gomez Being a Vatican correspondent for more than ...

Cardinal Sako decided "in full freedom" to submit his resignation to Pope Leo "so that I may quietly dedicate myself to prayer, writing, and simple service." ...

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Bishop Emanuel Shaleta of the Chaldean Catholic Church in California faces charges of embezzlement and money laundering, having resigned and pleaded not guilty amid ongoing investigations.