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Definitive statement from U.S. bishops on gender transition proceduresCatholic health care providers shouldn’t take part

Definitive statement from U.S. bishops on gender transition procedures
Catholic health care providers shouldn’t take part

The U.S. Catholic bishops released a statement Monday offering moral guidance for Catholic health care institutions, reiterating that “gender transition” interventions are not to be performed because they do not respect the fact that God has

Not a believer at Moorpark CollegeKayden's made mistakes and is "not super excited" to find out if afterlife exists

Not a believer at Moorpark College
Kayden's made mistakes and is "not super excited" to find out if afterlife exists

Interview on February 7, 2023 with Kayden, who is studying exercise science, in the library at Moorpark College.

Do you consider yourself religious?

Kayden: I do not. My dad was atheist, my

Worth driving to: St. John the Baptist Church, Costa Mesa"An ideal Catholic parish in many ways"

Worth driving to: St. John the Baptist Church, Costa Mesa
"An ideal Catholic parish in many ways"

Name of Church St. John the Baptist

Address 1015 Baker Street, Costa Mesa, CA 92626

Phone number 714-540-2214

Website https://www.stjohnthebaptistcostamesa.org/

Mass times Saturday:

A somber anniversaryThe prevailing mood in today’s Vatican is one of trepidation

A somber anniversary
The prevailing mood in today’s Vatican is one of trepidation

March 13 ought to have been a happy day in Rome. But the mood in and around Vatican City before, during and after the 10th anniversary of Pope Francis’s election was more somber than festive — and not

Stations of the Cross events take Passion to streetsTwo opportunities to gather outdoors in downtown San Diego

Stations of the Cross events take Passion to streets
Two opportunities to gather outdoors in downtown San Diego

On Lenten Fridays, many Catholics congregate inside parish churches for Stations of the Cross.

But, on Good Friday, April 7, there are two opportunities for families to gather outdoors in downtown San Diego for a unique observance

The families destroyed by gender ideologyA new documentary, Dead Name, reveals the inhumanity of trans activism

The families destroyed by gender ideology
A new documentary, Dead Name, reveals the inhumanity of trans activism

Dead Name, an American indie documentary released at the end of last year, seeks to give a voice to parents who are skeptical of their children’s trans identities. However, with depressing predictability, video platform Vimeo removed Dead Name in

San Diego students vindicatedThomas More Society helped in the religious discrimination lawsuit

San Diego students vindicated
Thomas More Society helped in the religious discrimination lawsuit

The San Diego Unified School District Board of Trustees has been barred from ever implementing the discriminatory vaccine mandate it passed in September 2021. Thomas More Society attorneys moved on March 6, 2023, to dismiss a federal lawsuit

California bishops to visit death row inmates at San Quentin"Human dignity does not disappear when one commits a crime"

California bishops to visit death row inmates at San Quentin
"Human dignity does not disappear when one commits a crime"

A group of Catholic bishops will visit San Quentin Prison’s death row inmates on Tuesday as inmates await transfer to other facilities in light of California’s moratorium on executions.

The visit is “simply extending a

“Jesus did not alter the message”Chair of U.S. bishops’ Catholic education committee speaks to hundreds of San Francisco teachers

“Jesus did not alter the message”
Chair of U.S. bishops’ Catholic education committee speaks to hundreds of San Francisco teachers

Catholic high schools are privileged places of personal witness to the Gospel of Jesus Christ, a unique environment for evangelization of questioning adolescents, the chairman of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Catholic Education said.

“We

Group launches proposal to ban surrogacy worldwide “International Declaration for the Universal Abolition of Surrogacy" was signed earlier this week

Group launches proposal to ban surrogacy worldwide
“International Declaration for the Universal Abolition of Surrogacy" was signed earlier this week

A group of lawyers, doctors, psychologists, and others from five continents gathered in Casablanca, Morocco, on March 3 to call for the repeal of all laws allowing or tolerating surrogacy around the world.

The group

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Not an option on The Traditional Latin Mass – not the only alternative to bad liturgy: “The TLM shouldn’t be an option. Reverent Novus Ordo should be the only option.” Mar 21, 19:19
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Challenge on Not a believer at Moorpark College: “Why are you so quick to judge it as “willful ignorance “? The guy’s dad was an atheist. Prayers and…” Mar 21, 18:36