60 days later: Introspection is needed on White Catholic rejection of Kamala Harris
Ahead of Inauguration Day, Efran Menny offers food for thought on the bankruptcy of the Catholic moral vote and how to pick up the pieces.
California
Cardinal Robert McElroy succeeds Cardinal Wilton Gregory of Washington
The 70-year-old Bishop of San Diego is, like the lone African-American cardinal, one of Pope Francis' most trusted allies among U.S. prelates.
California Catholic bishops mark solidarity with migrants on Guadalupe feast
A similar message from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops decried "racism" and "xenophobia", though without naming politicians or parties.
Fr Gus Taylor, activist priest of Pittsburgh and Los Angeles, dead at 84
The Cincinnati native cofounded the National Black Catholic Clergy Caucus and one of the nation's first diocesan Offices of Black Catholics.
Bessie Stringfield documentary short eligible for 2025 Oscars
The award-winning film qualified with a weeklong cinema run in Southern California and has won awards at film festivals across the country.
'Political lynching': Emeryville city councilman facing ethics charges
Kalimah Priforce, a lone progressive voice in the five-member body, says the censure vote is retaliation from an outgoing former mayor.
Diddy hit with new sex abuse lawsuit, denied bail for third time
The Catholic-raised rapper-turned-mogul is behind bars on federal charges and awaits a May 2025 trial that could land him in prison for life.
Catholic with neo-Nazi ties sentenced to life in prison for murder of gay Jewish teen
The attorney for Samuel Woodward, who stabbed a former high school classmate at an Orange County, Calif., park in 2018, has said he will appeal.
The specter of racist chauvinism in the 2024 presidential election
Kamala Harris is the first Black woman to top a major ticket. Efran Menny says blowback from conservatives proves there is much more work to do.
Does Kamala hate Catholics?
She has long taken heat for questioning conservative Catholic values, but her full record complicates blanket claims of anti-Catholicism.
Al Attles, pioneering NBA coach and Warriors ambassador, dead at 87
The Black Catholic player and coach was the longest-tenured employee in league history, remaining with the Warriors for six decades across three cities.
'Large deportations': Trump threatens Ohio Haitians at campaign event in California
The former president has not budged on debunked claims of Haitian violence in Springfield, which have occasioned a local state of emergency.
Catholic with neo-Nazi ties found guilty in California hate crime murder
The 26-year-old college dropout was found to have killed his former high school classmate, Blaze Bernstein, following a hookup app encounter in 2018.
Gail Lumet Buckley, Black family history chronicler, dead at 86
The journalist and writer, daughter to actress Lena Horne, eschewed Hollywood to document her family history in a number of well-received books.
Kamala Harris makes first speech as 2024 presidential hopeful
She delievered the remarks, sans President Joe Biden, from her new campaign headquarters in Wilmington, Delaware.
President Joe Biden drops out of 2024 race, endorses VP Kamala Harris
The about-face for the 81-year-old incumbent was a shock to many, but had been predicted by Washington insiders as early as last week.