- California Catholic Daily

Solomonic Appointment by Archbishop Cordileone

On April 28, the Archdiocese of San Francisco announced new clergy appointments. The announcement included the news that Fr. Vito Perrone, of the Contemplatives of St. Joseph, will serve as the new Chaplain of Star of

Packed church for Fathers Illo and Driscoll

Packed church for Fathers Illo and Driscoll

On Saturday, April 25, the 4:30 p.m. Mass at San Francisco’s Star of the Sea Church resembled Easter or Christmas. The packed Church was a show of support for Star’s faithful Catholic Priests,

Liberation and inclusive movements

Liberation and inclusive movements

The following pastor’s letter came in a Feb. 27 email with this note: “Please do not disclose my identity if you decide to use the above in an article. My reason

A shadow of its former self

A shadow of its former self

The following comes from a Feb. 8 (and earlier) postings on the blogsite of Father Joseph Illo, pastor of Star of the Sea church in San Francisco. ….The Catholic Church in San

Unapologetic

Unapologetic

The following comes from a Jan. 26 story on SFGate.com. A Catholic priest, new to San Francisco and no stranger to controversy, has banned girls from acting as altar servers at Mass,

Parishes that switch to altar boys

Parishes that switch to altar boys

There’s been a lot of discussion on whether it is better to have male altar servers or to allow both girls and boys to serve at the altar. Most of the discussion ends