Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of an influential Peruvian bishop, who has come under criticism for not doing ...

President Trump's "border czar" Tom Homan says Pope Francis should "stick to the Catholic Church," as the pontiff criticizes U.S. plans for mass deportations.

An atmospheric river brought heavy rain, serious mountain snow and strong winds to California that flooded roads and rivers and triggered landslides, with at least two storm-related deaths ...

Pope Francis on Tuesday appointed Tucson Bishop Edward Weisenburger as the new archbishop of Detroit, accepting the resignation of current Archbishop Allen Vigneron.

A California lawmaker is calling for serious changes to happen in wildfire combat and prevention. "There's a lot of similarities. And that's kind of part of the issue here, that I don't know that ...

California already has some of the strictest defensible space laws in the West, requiring homeowners in fire-prone areas to clear flammable materials. The state first mandated a 30-foot buffer in ...

I urge all of you, children, young people, adults, and the elderly, to participate actively in the common evangelizing ...

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed laws Friday setting aside $50 million to help the state protect its policies from challenges by the Trump administration and defend immigrants amid the ...

Newsweek has contacted the office of California Governor Gavin Newsom for comment and updates on help that has been sent to the state. Four fires continue to burn in Southern California ...

A new report from NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California sheds more light on the situation in the Palos Verdes Peninsula, a region along the Los Angeles County coast that juts ...

Four disastrous wildfires were still burning across Los Angeles and Ventura counties in southern California on Tuesday, but it’s not yet clear what started the fires—as government officials ...

In a state that averages more than 7,500 wildfires a year some California homeowners keep helmets and fire hoses handy. However, the Los Angeles fires demonstrate a new reality: Wildfires in the ...