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San Francisco, mother of Drag Queen Story HourPartners in crime: San Francisco Arts Commission, California Arts Council, Zellerbach foundation, PG&E, Facebook, City National Bank, San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco Foundation

San Francisco, mother of Drag Queen Story Hour
Partners in crime: San Francisco Arts Commission, California Arts Council, Zellerbach foundation, PG&E, Facebook, City National Bank, San Francisco Public Library, San Francisco Foundation

It’s no secret that California has long enjoyed disproportionate influence over American cultural and sexual norms, and even much of the world’s, due to its dominion over the film industry through Hollywood and its influence on the pornography industry

June 20th, 2021|

75% of U.S. bishops vote to work on Eucharist statementAfter Cupich effort to delay defeated

75% of U.S. bishops vote to work on Eucharist statement
After Cupich effort to delay defeated

168-55 margin Meeting virtually for their annual spring general assembly, the U.S. bishops voted on Thursday to begin drafting “a formal statement on the meaning of the Eucharist in the life of the Church.” The vote took place after

June 19th, 2021|

“A huge victory”U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rules in favor of Catholic Social Services over its refusal to send kids to same-sex couples

“A huge victory”
U.S. Supreme Court unanimously rules in favor of Catholic Social Services over its refusal to send kids to same-sex couples

The Supreme Court on Thursday decided unanimously in favor of Catholic Social Services in its lawsuit against the city of Philadelphia, ruling that the city violated the group’s free exercise of religion. The case - Fulton v. City of Philadelphia

June 18th, 2021|

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Same-sex marriage finally wins in BajaLópez Obrador’s MORENA Party in forefront

Same-sex marriage finally wins in Baja
López Obrador’s MORENA Party in forefront

Baja California's Congress has widely approved same-sex marriage after attempts in 2020 and 2019. The huge win for the LGBTQ+ community in Baja California comes during Pride month and was made possible by politicians that are part of Mexico's

June 18th, 2021|

San Diego Catholic schools see numbers climbNewsom sued on shutdown orders

San Diego Catholic schools see numbers climb
Newsom sued on shutdown orders

While many parents grappled over the past year with whether to send their children to public school online or in-person, others considered a pandemic-era education imbued with religion. One example: Inquiries, applications and transfer requests at St. Augustine High

June 18th, 2021|

Masks required for indoor Masses in San Francisco archdioceseDispensation will be discontinued effective June 24, some restrictions lifted, others modified

Masks required for indoor Masses in San Francisco archdiocese
Dispensation will be discontinued effective June 24, some restrictions lifted, others modified

As the state of California is now lifting most coronavirus restrictions, thanks to the decreasing rate of infections, it is now time for us to do the same with our safety protocols for Mass. As public health officials remind

June 17th, 2021|

Cupich presses Cordileone on Communion for divorced and re-marriedAnother question of coherence

Cupich presses Cordileone on Communion for divorced and re-married
Another question of coherence

....What might come as a surprise to some observers is the other fight over “Eucharistic coherence” waiting for the bishops during Thursday’s meeting. The bishops will be asked to vote upon “Called to the Joy of Love,” a document called

June 17th, 2021|

Archbishop Gomez: “Politics is becoming the substitute religion”Opens the virtual bishops spring meeting

Archbishop Gomez: “Politics is becoming the substitute religion”
Opens the virtual bishops spring meeting

In his opening address at the 2021 spring meeting of the U.S. bishops on Wednesday, conference president Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles made a passionate call for unity. Archbishop Gomez reminded fellow bishops that “only a Church that is

June 17th, 2021|

Same-sex couple has triple abortionTwosome decided to travel to California because no one in Arizona would perform a “selective reduction”

Same-sex couple has triple abortion
Twosome decided to travel to California because no one in Arizona would perform a “selective reduction”

A progressive website focused on sharing “good news” faced backlash after posting a now-deleted story of a same-sex couple who underwent a triple-abortion. The women, who married in Seattle in 2013 before same sex-unions were legal in their home

June 16th, 2021|

You wanted to die for Christ in the spirit of St FrancisBoxer, actor, priest – part 3

You wanted to die for Christ in the spirit of St Francis
Boxer, actor, priest – part 3

Father Stuart Long was a diocesan priest from Helena, Montana who was diagnosed with a terminal illness (ALS) before his ordination. Father Stu became a beloved priest, confessor and friend to countless people. His physical suffering sanctified him. Accepting

June 16th, 2021|

Archbishop Gomez opens up L.A. churches – not verifying who’s vaccinatedBishop Barber: "we can take down the ropes"

Archbishop Gomez opens up L.A. churches – not verifying who’s vaccinated
Bishop Barber: "we can take down the ropes"

Churches in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles will fully reopen next weekend, the archdiocese announced June 12. In a letter to LA Catholics, Archbishop José Gomez announced that he would be lifting the dispensation to attend Sunday Mass and

June 16th, 2021|

Covid travel ban traps two priests serving San Bernardino diocese in IndiaThree parishes served by the priests are living without pastoral and sacramental care they had provided since being assigned there in 2019

Covid travel ban traps two priests serving San Bernardino diocese in India
Three parishes served by the priests are living without pastoral and sacramental care they had provided since being assigned there in 2019

Two priests ministering in the Diocese are in their native India and unable to return to the United States due to restrictions related to the COVID-19 virus. Father Jos Rajesh Peter, Parochial Vicar at Our Lady of Solitude and

June 15th, 2021|

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