3+ hour, 6+ min ago  (280+ words) LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- The images were difficult for students and staff at Holy Innocents School to absorb: a statue of the Virgin Mary smashed, sacred items torn apart, and parts of the campus left in disarray. It was all…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (336+ words) NORTH HOLLYWOOD, LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- We know the Vatican is full of beautiful historic pieces of art, but did you know, you can connect with a piece of the Vatican without leaving Southern California? It's at St. Charles Borromeo Church…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (320+ words) VATICAN CITY -- Pope Leo XIV baptized 20 babies in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday beneath Michelangelo's frescoed ceiling, continuing an annual tradition that marks the end of the Christmas holiday period at the Vatican. Later, speaking to the crowd gathered in…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (158+ words) ROME -- Pope Leo XIV opened 2026 on Thursday with a plea for peace, singling out in particular countries "bloodied by conflict" and families wounded by violence. Leo celebrated a New Year's Day Mass in St. Peter's Basilica and then delivered a…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (532+ words) LYNWOOD, Calif. (KABC) -- For the first time, a Christmas Day Mass was held on Thursday inside the Century Regional Detention Facility, bringing a message of hope and forgiveness to women spending the holiday behind bars. The service was led by…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (416+ words) ROME -- Pope Leo XIV got into the Christmas spirit Monday by taking part in a very Roman papal tradition: praying for peace at a statue of the Madonna near the Spanish Steps on the Dec. 8 feast day that kicks off…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago  (797+ words) A second Vatican study commission has determined that women should not be ordained as deacons, dealing another setback to Catholic women who hope one day to be able to preside at weddings, baptisms and funerals. The Vatican on Thursday took…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (969+ words) IZNIK, Turkey -- Pope Leo XIV joined Eastern and Western patriarchs and priests Friday in commemorating an important anniversary in Christian history, gathering at the site in Turkey of an unprecedented A.D. 325 meeting of bishops to pray that Christians might once again…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (151+ words) CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy -- Pope Leo XIV said Tuesday that Thanksgiving was a "beautiful feast" that unites believers and non-believers alike, as he issued a message of thanks ahead of the U.S. holiday. Leo said he was thankful for many things and…...

3+ mon, 23+ min ago  (355+ words) INDIANAPOLIS (KABC) -- A 17-year-old high school student got to do something very few teenagers ever have before, at this year's National Catholic Youth Conference in Indianapolis. Ezequiel Ponce was one of five students given a chance to ask questions directly…...