GARDEN GROVE, CA – The Most Rev. Dominic Dinh Mai Luong, D.D., Bishop Emeritus for the Diocese of Orange, passed away on December 6, 2017, at 77 years old, surrounded by friends, family, and brother priests.
WASHINGTON (Dec. 4, 2017) – The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Subcommittee on the Church in Latin America has awarded nearly $3.2 million in grants to fund 183 pastoral projects and four disaster relief projects in Latin America and the Caribbean for 2018.
Bishop-elect Thanh Thai Nguyen will be ordained in historic and solemn ceremony officiated by the Most Rev. Kevin Vann, Bishop of Orange, and attended by Cardinals, Bishops and interfaith leaders from throughout the United States. The rite of Episcopal Ordination is among the most sacred within the Roman Catholic Church and continues the apostolic succession…
WASHINGTON— (Nov. 20, 2017) – Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has offered a Thanksgiving Day message to the nation, expressing special gratitude for the gift of immigrants and refugees while calling for an end to policies that threaten their families.
WASHINGTON (December 21, 2017)—On December 20, 2017, Bishop Joe S. Vásquez of Austin, Texas, Chairman of the USCCB Committee on Migration, was joined by Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. (CLINIC), Catholic Relief Services (CRS), Catholic Charities USA (CCUSA), and Scalabrini International Migration Network (SIMN) in sending a letter to Secretary of Homeland Security, Kirstjen Nielsen,…
WASHINGTON— Bishop Frank J. Dewane of Venice, Florida, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Domestic Justice and Human Development, expressed “great disappointment” over the House of Representatives’ passage of the deeply flawed Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, calling on the Senate to work toward legislation that fixes the problems with H.R.1.
WASHINGTON— (Nov. 9, 2017) – In a letter to Congress, three leading U.S. Bishops have called for significant amendments to the House of Representatives’ tax reform bill, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, arguing that it must be changed “for the sake of families” and “for those struggling on the peripheries of society.”
Garden Grove, Calif., (Nov. 2, 2017) – The Most Reverend Kevin Vann, Bishop of Orange, will celebrate the solemn dedication of the new Holy Trinity Church in Ladera Ranch, marking a major milestone for a parish community that began celebrating Mass in a local park just 12 years ago.
Bishop Kevin Vann of the Diocese of Orange will take the stage in Santa Margarita Catholic High School’s fall musical production, “Godspell,” performing as a member of the homeless community to support a school-wide effort to address homelessness in Orange County.
October 17, 2017 – WASHINGTON—The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Office of Migration and Refugee Services (USCCB/MRS), released its report today, entitled Temporary Protected Status: A Vital Piece of the Central American Protection and Prosperity Puzzle recommending the U.S. government extend Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador and Honduras.