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. Bishop Emanuel Shaleta’s resignation was accepted by the 70-year-old pontiff on Tuesday,

The bishop of a small Chaldean Catholic community in California has resigned and pleaded not guilty to embezzlement and money laundering after prosecutors said he took more than $270,000 from his

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 me, ‘Padre, están cazándonos como si fuéramos ...