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The head of Vatican Security, Gianluca Gauzzi Broccoletti, center, follows Pope Leo XIV as he visits the parish complex of Santa Maria della Presentazione on the outskirts of Rome, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Pope Leo XIV announces resignation of US bishop accused of embezzling $270K from California parish

March 10, 2026 at 4:05 p.m.

The bishop of a small Chaldean Catholic community in the San Diego area has resigned amid charges that he embezzled $270,000 from his parish, Pope Leo XIV announced Tuesday.

Vice President JD Vance, right, and second lady Usha Vance watch a demonstration by Marines during activities to mark the upcoming Marine Corps’ 250th anniversary on Oct 18, 2025, on Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton in Camp Pendleton, California. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

JD Vance hopes his Hindu wife converts to Christianity, sparking debate on interfaith marriage

November 8, 2025 at 2:58 p.m.

JD Vance told a students that he hopes his Hindu wife would someday convert to Christianity, thrusting into the spotlight the challenges interfaith couples face.

Pastor Arturo Laguna speaks during services at Casa de Adoracion, Sunday, Oct. 27, 2024 in Phoenix. (AP Photo/Chris Coduto)

Latino evangelical voters torn between their faith and harsh rhetoric around immigration

October 30, 2024 at 11:38 a.m.

Latino evangelicals are an influential voting bloc. Both parties have tried to appeal to them over the past two election cycles — neither with remarkable success — according to faith...

Hunter Biden, center, and his wife Melissa Cohen Biden, arrive in federal court for jury selection for his trial on felony tax charges Thursday, Sept. 5, 2024, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

Hunter Biden enters surprise guilty plea to avoid tax trial months after his gun conviction

September 5, 2024 at 4:18 p.m.

Hunter Biden has pleaded guilty to federal tax charges to avoid facing another criminal trial months after his conviction in a separate gun case.

Living the hallucinations he’s penned

August 19, 2019 at 7:14 a.m.

It was about 4:30 in the morning and something stirred Jay Cooper awake. The retired lawyer, then in his early 80s, heard voices outside his home. He flipped up the...

Living the hallucinations he’s penned

November 3, 2021 at 10:49 p.m.

It was about 4:30 in the morning and something stirred Jay Cooper awake. The retired lawyer, then in his early 80s, heard voices outside his home. He flipped up the...

Living the hallucinations he’s penned

May 14, 2019 at 4:33 a.m.

It was about 4:30 in the morning and something stirred Jay Cooper awake. The retired lawyer, then in his early 80s, heard voices outside his home. He flipped up the...

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