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Pope Francis begins new decade as 'a bit of a Californian.' That means lots of love — and hate
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoPope Francis, whose leadership of the Roman Catholic Church has resonated with many Californians,...
The fight to move the Catholic Church in America to the right — and the little-known O.C. lawyer...
LA Times via Yahoo News· 5 months agoPope Francis meets with a group of American Catholics at the Vatican in May 2019. Among them was Tim...
Hollywood's hidden monastery is not for sale, prioress says
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSister Mary John, a cloistered Dominican nun, is one of the few who still live at the Monastery of...
As deadline looms, California's institutions face thousands of childhood sexual abuse claims
LA Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoProtesters hold quilts bearing portraits of young children outside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the...
In Bethlehem, the home of Jesus' birth, a season of grieving for Palestinian Christians
LA Times via Yahoo News· 5 months agoFather Issa Thaljieh, a 40-year-old Greek Orthodox parish priest at the Church of the Nativity in...
A little more than two years after a devastating fire, the San Gabriel Mission is nearly restored
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoSan Gabriel Mission clergy and staff allowed guests inside the Roman Catholic house of worship,...
Brazilian archbishop set to make history as first cardinal from Amazon rainforest
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoRoman Catholic Archbishop Leonardo Steiner speaks in Brasilia in March 2013. (Eraldo Peres /...
Pope Francis approves blessings for same-sex couples if the rituals don’t resemble marriage
USA TODAY via Yahoo News· 5 months agoPope Francis has formally permitted priests to perform blessings for same-sex couples, a move that...
Nicaraguan police detain bishop who criticized government
LA Times via Yahoo News· 2 years agoNicaraguan officials accuse Roman Catholic Bishop Rolando Álvarez, a critic of the increasingly...
Opinion: Can the Church of England's and Pope Francis' strides on same-sex marriage help save dying...
Los Angeles Times Opinion via Yahoo News· 5 months agoEngland's state church and the Roman Catholic church just allowed blessings for same-sex couples....