Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Logan Heights has a history of immigrant activism. A few years ago, it opened a temporary migrant shelter for asylum seekers. Now, KPBS reporter Gustavo Solis ...

Washington DC - President Donald Trump's "border czar" Tom Homan recently shared a harsh response after the Pope criticized the administration's mass deportation efforts. During a recent interview, ...

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After a recent Sunday service at Our Lady of Guadalupe Catholic Church in Logan Heights, an older woman pulled Father Scott Santarosa aside. He could see the fear and anxiety in her face. “She said to ...

One year later, Cardinal McElroy issued a summary report on the consultations with parish lay leaders that he had undertaken ...

On January 20, 2025, Donald Trump announced that, during his second term as president, the United States would enter a new ...

On Pentecost Sunday, Pope Leo XIV left few doubts about the issue he wanted listeners to ponder during this symbolic event early in his papacy. "The Spirit opens borders, first of all, in our hearts," ...

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Spain had long lobbied for Francis to visit, but over 12 years he always declined. Francis preferred to travel to smaller countries, oftentimes far away, where Catholics were a minority.

VATICAN CITY -- VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Leo XIV is planning to travel to Spain this year, with stops in Madrid, Barcelona and the Canary Islands to fulfil Pope Francis’ wish of visiting a key ...

With cardinals and diplomats looking on, Leo kneeled down in prayer on the stone floor at the threshold of the Holy Door of St. Peter's Basilica. He then stood up and pulled the two doors shut, ...