5 outspoken U.S. bishops on the pro-life fight
Bishop Andrew Cozzens (arrested seven times for pro-life work), Archbishop Samuel Aquila (who saw the effects of abortion while working in an emergency room) and three other bishops call Catholics to unwavering pro-life witness
The following is an edited version of a story that appeared in the National Catholic Register, by Jim Graves. Graves is also a CalCatholic Daily contributor. Faithful Catholics nationwide celebrated the U.S. Supreme Court’s June
Democrats pour money into abortion races
Michigan, Georgia, Arizona, New York, Wisconsin, Nevada
In Michigan, Democrats took aim at the Republican nominee for governor almost immediately after the primary with a television ad highlighting her opposition to abortion, without exceptions for rape or incest. In Georgia, Democrats recently
Goats and sheep trim Holy Cross Cemetery
One shepherd, two guard dogs
The Holy Cross Cemetery has apparently rented 250 goats and sheep to keep its plantlife under control, according to one eagle-eyed local resident. Fleur Hervas lives near the cemetery, and she decided to call
‘Crucifixion’ coming to Menlo Park
Part of Stations of the Cross strung from Canada
Canadian sculptor Timothy Schmalz thinks big. His epic bronze statues on classic Christian themes are winning new audiences internationally. His latest project "The Stations of the Cross" will lay a string of Stations of
Quiet Trappistines of Mendocino
Return to the redwoods for weeklong retreat
Deep in the redwood forests of Mendocino County along the Lost Coast of California, a small but remarkable community of Trappistine nuns has been quietly living for 60 years. Founded in 1962 by sisters from the Abbey
David Daleiden trying to get his 500 hours back
Lawyers returned to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday
Lawyers representing pro-life activist and citizen journalist David Daleiden returned to the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday, where oral arguments were heard for why he should regain control of 500 hours of undercover
Archbishop Wester denounces nuclear weapons
Sorry for death, destruction, and suffering
A New Mexico archbishop whose archdiocese is home to two major federal nuclear weapons research facilities and an Air Force base apologized for the atomic bombings of Japan and to Indigenous New Mexicans, uranium
San Bernardino’s new deacons
11 couples committed to permanent diaconate
Eleven men will be ordained as permanent deacons on Aug. 27 at St. James the Less, Perris. (Two men will also be ordained to the transitional diaconate at the same Mass; click here to
Autographed photo of Cardinal Mahony
Sent to Los Angeles priests
Cardinal Roger Mahony - now 86 - never seems to display an instinct for laying low or maintaining a discreet profile. And a recent letter from the cardinal might take the cake. On July
Listen to an archbishop with synod experience
Who leaked the Affair of the Thirteen Cardinals?
Consider the words (found here) of Philadelphia’s then-Archbishop Charles Chaput, who himself served a term on the Permanent Council of the Synod of Bishops: The first synod I attended, back in 1997, focused on the