Newsroom archives
May, 2018
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Statement on Ruling Declaring End-of-life Option Act Unconstitutional from Executive Director of the California Catholic Conference
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California Catholic Bishops Release Major Statement on Mental Health; Call for Elimination of Stigma and Closer Ties Between Faith and Medicine
May 02, 2018 at 1:00 pmSACRAMENTO, CA – May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the California Catholic Conference of Bishops used the opportunity to release an extended pastoral letter on the culture of mental health and the critical need to attend to those who suffer....
April, 2018
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California Bishops Question Wisdom of National Guard Deployment Along U.s./mexico Border
April 17, 2018 at 8:03 pmRoman Catholic Bishops from dioceses located on the United States and Mexico border recently issued a statement (https://tinyurl.com/border-statement) expressing their “deep concern” about the militarization of the border. Bishop Jaime Soto, from... -
President of U.s. Conference of Catholic Bishops Welcomes Pope Francis’s Apostolic Exhortation on Holiness in the Contemporary World; Rejoice and Be Glad
April 09, 2018 at 3:15 pmApril 9, 2018 (WASHINGTON)—Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo, Archbishop of Galveston-Houston and President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, is welcoming the release of Pope Francis’s apostolic exhortation, “Gaudete et Exsultate” (Rejoice...
March, 2018
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Santa Margarita Catholic High School Presents Community Screening of “angst” on March 26 to Raise Awareness About Teen Mental Health
March 22, 2018 at 3:42 amPanel Discussion with Esteemed Local Experts to Follow Film WHAT: SMCHS invites the community to participate in a special screening of the newly released “Angst: Raising Awareness Around Anxiety” documentary film featuring interviews with mental health... -
Chairmen Call Faithful to Prayer and Action Urging Congress to Enact the Conscience Protection Act
March 09, 2018 at 11:55 pmMarch 6, 2018 - WASHINGTON–Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York, chair of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Committee on Pro-Life Activities, and Archbishop Joseph E. Kurtz of Louisville, chair of the USCCB’s Committee for Religious...
February, 2018
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The Time to Act
February 24, 2018 at 5:45 pmThe Catholic Bishops of California fervently appeal to each of you, as the elected Senators and Representatives of our California Congressional delegation: Please step up now to protect the “Dreamers,” our young sisters and brothers from deportation.... -
U.s. Catholic Bishops Chairman of Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs Offers Condolences on the Death of the Rev. Billy Graham
February 21, 2018 at 9:06 pmWASHINGTON—His Excellency, Bishop Joseph Bambera of Scranton, chairman of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) Office for Ecumenical and Interreligious Affairs, has issued the following statement on receiving the news of the Rev. Billy...