The Oct. 31 filing came a day after hundreds of clergy abuse victims voted to approve a $230 million bankruptcy agreement with the larger Archdiocese of New Orleans.

In a city of about 100,000, the 13,000 parishioners at St. Francis of Assisi have become a force to be reckoned with. 

<p><a href=”https://apnews.com/hub/pope-leo-xiv”>Pope Leo XIV</a> met Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas for the first time on Thursday, and the two men discussed the urgent need to provide assistance to civilians in Gaza …

Closely watched off-year elections in several states that offered the first major opportunity for voters to weigh in at the ballot box since President Donald Trump began his second term …

Pope Leo XIV has called for dialogue and peace in Venezuela as the United States amps up pressure on the South American country — where relations between the socialist regime and Catholic …

Election night results are in, and a pair of prominent races stand as microcosms of a youth-fueled Democratic wave that swept through the nation in an off-year temperature test amid …

Pope Leo XIV speaks with President Mahmoud Abbas of Palestine during a private audience in the Vatican’s Apostolic Palace on Nov. 6, 2025. / Credit: Vatican Media. Vatican City, Nov …

Saying he was deeply saddened, Archbishop Shelton Fabre of Louisville prayed for comfort, peace and healing after the deadly crash of a UPS cargo plane at Louisville Muhammad Ali International …