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San Jose Bishop Oscar Cantu under investigation by VaticanProbe concerns alleged actions or inactions in cases of clerical sexual misconduct in the Diocese of Las Cruces, where Cantu was bishop from 2013 to 2018

San Jose Bishop Oscar Cantu under investigation by Vatican
Probe concerns alleged actions or inactions in cases of clerical sexual misconduct in the Diocese of Las Cruces, where Cantu was bishop from 2013 to 2018

The Vatican’s Congregation for Bishops has ordered an investigation into Bishop Oscar Cantu’s handling of allegations of clerical sexual abuse and misconduct. The investigation is being carried out under the provisions of Vos estis lux mundi, Pope

Bishop Soto’s advice to purple tier countiesOutdoor Masses widely advertised, close to normal times

Bishop Soto’s advice to purple tier counties
Outdoor Masses widely advertised, close to normal times

Dear Friends in Christ:

I have directed the pastors in parishes that are located

San Francisco Guadalupe march mostly onlineCovid survivor will walk to cathedral

San Francisco Guadalupe march mostly online
Covid survivor will walk to cathedral

The Crusada Guadalupana in the Archdiocese of San Francisco will be held virtually on Dec. 5, an act of faith and hope in the virgin of Guadalupe, for survivors of Covid-19 and for an end to

Cathedral High – seven vocations in ten yearsMore than any other school in Los Angeles

Cathedral High – seven vocations in ten years
More than any other school in Los Angeles

What is immediately apparent when visiting the campus of Cathedral High School is the striking, panoramic perspective of downtown Los Angeles, skyscrapers seeming to rise out of one of the end zones of the school’s football

Fresno diocese gets restraining order on priest with weapons'Either I'm going to die or you are or we both are'

Fresno diocese gets restraining order on priest with weapons
'Either I'm going to die or you are or we both are'

A Catholic priest with a past got removed from his church in Selma this weekend over a story of sex, drugs, and weapons. “You don’t expect a priest to be packed, to have

Guadalupe and Juan Diego images journey through L.A. archdioceseStart at Muranaka radish farm in Moorpark on JPII feast

Guadalupe and Juan Diego images journey through L.A. archdiocese
Start at Muranaka radish farm in Moorpark on JPII feast

The pilgrim images of Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego began their annual journey throughout the Archdiocese of Los Angeles on October 22, the feast of St. Pope John Paul II, with a visit

San Rafael’s Carmelite monastery to close after 55 yearsDwindling vocations has led Mother of God Monastery to announce closing

San Rafael’s Carmelite monastery to close after 55 years
Dwindling vocations has led Mother of God Monastery to announce closing

The 400 redwood trees shading the grounds of Mother of God Monastery will still reach for the heavens long after the cloistered nuns who planted them move off the 45-acre property next spring.

Lovers of the Holy Cross welcome three new membersIn 1975, 28 sisters left Vietnam by boat, with nothing but the clothes on their back and some dried food; three years later they were invited to the Diocese of Orange and today serve 14 parishes from four convents

Lovers of the Holy Cross welcome three new members
In 1975, 28 sisters left Vietnam by boat, with nothing but the clothes on their back and some dried food; three years later they were invited to the Diocese of Orange and today serve 14 parishes from four convents

On a sweltering September day, three young women lay prostrate in front of the altar at St. Columban Church in Garden Grove. They were covered by a large white pall as they each promised to die to this world in order

San Diego diocese combatting racism on ZoomAfrican Americans in August, Latinos, Native Americans in October

San Diego diocese combatting racism on Zoom
African Americans in August, Latinos, Native Americans in October

Bishop Robert McElroy has said that it’s important to identify the ways racism undermines people’s lives in many arenas, and be “willing to take the hard steps to combat them.” In October, the

Chaldean cathedral in El Cajon hit with BLM, Biden graffiti, swastikasConnection to Father Simon's statement on marriage?

Chaldean cathedral in El Cajon hit with BLM, Biden graffiti, swastikas
Connection to Father Simon's statement on marriage?

….St. Peter’s Chaldean Catholic Cathedral in El Cajon, California said in a statement on Facebook that it had fallen victim to a graffiti attack. Video footage posted by the cathedral showed numerous symbols and slogans spray-painted

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