SACRAMENTO, CA – Catholic dioceses in California are offering special prayers and Masses in observation of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, an annual event established in 1981 to draw attention to the people and families whose lives have been affected by violent crime.
Diócesis de California Conmemoran la Semana Nacional de los Derechos de las Víctimas de la Delincuencia SACRAMENTO, CA – Las diócesis de California ofrecerán oraciones y misas especiales para conmemorar la Semana Nacional de los Derechos de las Víctimas de la Delincuencia, un evento anual establecido en 1981 para destacar a las personas y familias…
Sacramento, CA – Hoy marca el inicio del Tiempo de Cuaresma, un tiempo en que el pueblo cristiano se dedica más intencionadamente a las obras de misericordia espirituales y corporales, en un sincero esfuerzo por reformar nuestras vidas a imagen de Jesucristo. Aprovechamos esta ocasión para hacer un llamado a los católicos y a todas…
Sacramento, CA – Today marks the beginning of the Lenten Season, a time when Christian people devote ourselves more intentionally to the spiritual and corporal works of mercy in an earnest effort to reform our lives in the image of Jesus Christ. We use this occasion to call upon Catholics and all people of good…
As shepherd and servant of the Catholic faithful of the Diocese of Orange but also as a committed member of our Orange County community, I would like to take this opportunity to offer additional significant information and reflection with regard to the recently filed lawsuit alleging child abuse 27 years ago on the part of…
Christ Cathedral Begins Active Construction with Historic Floor Signing Ceremony Cathedral contributors and others are invited to become part of diocesan history by inscribing Christ Cathedral’s terrazzo marble floor. Garden Grove, Calif., (Feb. 6, 2017) – The Most Reverend Kevin Vann, Bishop of Orange, will lead a ceremony and blessing of the soaring edifice of…
“We strongly disagree with the Executive Order’s halting refugee admissions. We believe that now more than ever, welcoming newcomers and refugees is an act of love and hope. We will continue to engage the new administration, as we have all administrations for the duration of the current refugee program, now almost forty years. We will…
“At a time when war and persecution have driven more people to flee in search of safety than any other time in modern history, we need to protect refugees rather than reject them out of misplaced fear,” said Jeanne Atkinson, executive director of CLINIC.
California Catholic Conference Responds to Governor Brown’s State of the State Address SACRAMENTO, CA (January 24, 2017) – Edward “Ned” Dolejsi, executive director of the California Catholic Conference, issued this statement today following California Gov. Jerry Brown’s State of the State speech this morning: “Solidarity with our immigrant neighbors, compassion for the less fortunate, respect…
GARDEN GROVE, CALIF., (JANUARY 20, 2017) – The Most Rev. Tod Brown, Bishop Emeritus of Orange, will anoint ill patients with holy oil and bless the hands of caregivers with holy water brought from the consecrated grotto of Massabielle in Lourdes, France. This annual event, hosted by the Orange Chapter of the Order of Malta,…