California's Catholic bishops "remain committed to the complete resumption of indoor worship in a responsible and safe manner," said an April 13 statement issued by the Executive Committee of the California Catholic Conference, the public ...
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in a 5-4 decision that California's ban on at-home worship for Bible study groups or prayer groups violates the First Amendment's guarantee of the free exercise of religion.
The ruling, ...
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco said the "justice system is working" is a statement issued late Feb. 19 following the arraignment of five people on charges of felony vandalism for toppling a St. ...
Two California Catholic bishops applauded the Supreme Court's Feb. 5 ruling easing the state's restrictions on indoor worship put in place with the COVID-19 pandemic.
"This is a very significant step forward for basic rights. This ...
The Benedict XVI Institute for Sacred Music and Divine Worship in the San Francisco Archdiocese Feb. 4 launched a "Year for the Homeless," which includes calling people to prayer, commissioning a special requiem Mass and ...
Organizers of the 17th Annual Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco Jan. 23 expected hundreds of attendees this year, figuring concerns about COVID-19 and political unrest would keep pro-lifers away.
But like past years, ...
WASHINGTON (CNS) (Updated) — Pope Francis has accepted the resignation of Bishop Gerald R. Barnes of San Bernardino, California, and Coadjutor Bishop Alberto Rojas immediately succeeds him. Bishop Barnes has headed the diocese since 1996. ...
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco described as "blatant discrimination" a return by California to more severe COVID-19 restrictions that closed churches in two of the three counties that comprise the San Francisco Archdiocese.
On ...
San Francisco's archbishop called a district attorney's decision to prosecute protesters arrested for toppling a St. Junipero Serra statue outside a Catholic church on charges of felony vandalism "a breakthrough moment for Catholics."
It is "the ...
San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone led between 600 and 700 people in a rosary rally through the city's Mission District Oct. 3, the vigil of the feast of San Francisco's patron saint, St. Francis ...