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Catholic Church in California Launches Initiative to Welcome Immigrants into the Fullness of American Citizenship
febrero 23, 2016 at 10:28 pmHeeding the call of Pope Francis during the Holy Year of Mercy, the Catholic Church in California has begun an effort to naturalize the hundreds of thousands of Legal Permanent Residents who are not fully realizing the promise of citizenship. Garden... -
Conference on Business & Ethics Honors Outstanding Business Leaders
febrero 25, 2016 at 8:36 pmBishop Kevin Vann Announces Marie Gray and Rand Sperry as 2015 Honorees Garden Grove, Calif. (February 25, 2016) – The Most Rev. Kevin Vann, Bishop of Orange, will honor two Orange County business leaders at the 14th annual Conference on Business and... -
Diocese of Orange to Baptize Nearly 1,000 People in Annual Easter Vigil
marzo 03, 2016 at 1:22 amThe great Easter vigil is the most momentous liturgy in the Roman Catholic Church. Garden Grove, Calif., (March 2, 2016) – The Most Rev. Kevin Vann, Bishop of Orange, will baptize the elect and accept candidates into full communion in the Roman Catholic... -
Countdown to Legalized Physician-assisted Suicide in Ca Begins
marzo 10, 2016 at 10:40 pmSacramento, CA - Edward “Ned” Dolejsi, executive director of the California Catholic Conference, issued the following statement on the close of the legislature’s special session and three months before the onset of physician-assisted suicide in California.... -
Please Join Bishop Vann in Signing the Petition to Stop Christian Genocide
marzo 11, 2016 at 12:52 amPope Francis and Patriarch Kirill noted in their historic joint statement that “whole families, villages and cities of our brothers and sisters in Christ are being completely exterminated.” Extensive and irrefutable evidence supports a finding that the... -
Favor De Unirse Con El Obispo Vann a Firmar La Petición Para Detener El Genocidio Cristiano
marzo 11, 2016 at 12:54 amEl Papa Francisco y el Patriarca Kirill señalaron en su conjunta declaración histórica que, “familias enteras, pueblos y ciudades de nuestros hermanos y hermanas en cristo están siendo exterminadas totalmente.” Extensa e irrefutable evidencia apoya un... -
Bishop Breaks Ground on New Catholic Church in Ladera Ranch
marzo 16, 2016 at 10:18 pmHoly Trinity Catholic Church – the newest Catholic parish in the Diocese of Orange – celebrated its groundbreaking, marking 11 years of fundraising efforts toward construction of the 18,328-square-foot church. Marking the end of 11 years of fundraising... -
Diocese of Orange Celebrates Blessing of Holy Oils in Annual Chrism Mass
marzo 21, 2016 at 4:33 pmThis Mass ranks among the most solemn and significant liturgies of the Church. Garden Grove, calif., (March 18, 2016) - The Most Rev. Kevin Vann, Bishop of Orange will bless the oils used for sacramental anointing and officiate over the annual renewal... -
Usccb Live Streams Discussion of Pope’s Post-synodal Apostolic Exhortation ‘amoris Laetitia’
abril 08, 2016 at 6:08 pmUSCCB hosted a media teleconference at 10 a.m. Eastern, on April 8, that was streamed live at: http://www.usccb.org/about/leadership/holy-see/francis/apostolic-exhortation-press-conference.cfm The archived video of the teleconference is available to... -
The Joy of Love (amoris Laetitia)
abril 08, 2016 at 6:44 pmPhoto: Cardinal Lorenzo Baldisseri, general secretary of the Synod of Bishops, holds his copy of Pope Francis' apostolic exhortation on the family, "Amoris Laetitia" ("The Joy of Love"), during a news conference for the release of the document at the... -
Diocese of Orange and Shepherd’s Grove Celebrate Third Annual Joint Memorial Day Service
abril 28, 2016 at 11:26 pmCongregants of the former Crystal Cathedral and the Christ Cathedral will join together to honor veterans and our fallen heroes with an ecumenical celebration. Garden Grove, calif., (April 28, 2016) - The Very Reverend Christopher Smith, Rector and... -
California Crosses an Unwelcomed Threshold with Legalization of Physician-assisted Suicide
junio 09, 2016 at 1:33 pmSACRAMENTO, CA - The California Catholic Conference of Bishops, comprised of Bishops from the two archdioceses and ten dioceses of California, issued the following statement on the legalization of physician-assisted suicide on June 9, 2016: Every human...