PALM BEACH GARDENS — Pope Leo XIV has appointed a 50-year-old New York City priest to be the new bishop for the Diocese of Palm Beach. The Rev. Manuel de Jesús Rodríguez replaces Bishop Gerald M.

Pope Leo replaces Cardinal Dolan as Archbishop of New York Leo, first US pope, chooses fellow Chicagoan for New York role Bishop Ronald Hicks was serving in Joliet, Illinois Dolan, seen as ...

A camel kicked a woman during a Houston church’s Christmas performance, video shows. The incident occurred at Champion Forest Baptist Church during a recent “Christmas Spectacular” event. The video ...

Pope Leo has appointed a new archbishop of New York who has first-hand experience of countries from where millions have emigrated to the United States, signaling the potential for a more outspoken ...

U.S. Attorney Jay Clayton announced that 12 men have been arrested for selling drugs at a NYCHA development in East Harlem — the latest example of one of the most prestigious U.S. attorney's offices ...

Eddie Swain Sr., 80, of Little Rock, passed November 28, 2025. He was preceded in death by parents, Augustus Swain Sr. and Lillian Swain; son, Derek Swain; brother, Pastor Laverne Swain. He leaves to ...

A Methodist pastor in New York revealed last week plans to transition into a woman and said the 51-year-old now identifies as asexual. Rev. Phillip Phaneuf, of North Chili United Methodist Church in ...

New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani on Nov. 12 gave an unequivocal defense of the diversity, equity and inclusion policies, also known as DEI, that President Donald Trump has targeted for ...

A woman, who neighbors say was a mother of young children, was stabbed to death inside her Harlem apartment building early Monday morning, police say. Investigators believe she knew her attacker.

After seven years and $160 million, the museum has an uplifting home on a street that has always been a barometer of Harlem’s fortunes and aspirations. critic’s notebook After seven years and $160 ...