While providing no specifics, the Vatican said the consistory is taking place "within the context of the life and mission of ...

A Catholic priest accused of sexually abusing Iowa altar boys in the 1980s has died, according to a Florida diocese where he lived until his death. The Rev. Leo Riley was accused of misconduct toward ...

Fr. Leo C. Kiesel, 88, senior priest of the Diocese of Evansville, passed away at 6:33 p.m. on Saturday, December 20, 2025, at The Villages of Oak Ridge. He was born on October 15, 1937, in the family ...

Fr. Leo C. Kiesel, age 88, Senior Priest of the Diocese of Evansville, passed away at 6:33 p.m. on Saturday, December 20, 2025, at The Villages of Oak Ridge. He was born on October 15, 1937, in the ...

Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2026 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Pope Leo XIV arrived for his last Jubilee audience ...

DUBUQUE, Iowa (KCRG) - A former Dubuque priest at the center of sexual abuse lawsuits has died - and now, an alleged victim is speaking out. Father Leo Riley died Dec. 16 in Punta Gorda, Florida at ...

PUNTA GORDA, Fla. — Father Leo Riley, formerly of Dubuque, passed away in Punta Gorda, Florida on December 16 at the age of 69, according to the Archdiocese of Venice in Florida. Riley's death comes ...

Father Leo Riley, a priest from the Diocese of Venice, has died. A suggestion of death has been filed in both Sarasota and Charlotte counties. Riley was at the center of multiple lawsuits related to ...

Father Leo Riley, formerly of Dubuque, passed away in Punta Gorda, Florida on December 16, according to the Archdiocese of Venice in Florida. Riley's death comes after allegations of sexual abuse in ...

UPDATE 1:37 P.M. PUNTA GORDA, Fla. (WWSB) - A Sarasota County judge has canceled an upcoming civil trial involving the Diocese of Venice in Florida and several other defendants, citing the need for ...

Father Joseph Farrell, one of Pope Leo XIV’s closest friends and newly-elected leader of the Augustinian Order, joins TODAY to discuss how the first-ever American pope is preparing for his first ...