GARDEN GROVE, Calif., (Jan. 28, 2016) – The Most Rev. Kevin W. Vann, Bishop of Orange, and the Most Rev. Dominic M. Luong, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Orange, will preside over a Mass and celebration marking the lunar new year and the traditional Vietnamese Tết holiday.
GARDEN GROVE, CALIF., (JANUARY 25, 2016) – The Most Rev. Kevin W. Vann, Bishop of Orange, will lead a special service to 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.
A Statement from The Most Rev. Jaime Soto, Bishop of Sacramento and President of the California Catholic Conference, on the referendum to overturn the physician-assisted suicide law (ABx2-15).
Sacramento, CA – The Coalition Against Assisted Suicide announced today that they are submitting signatures with elections officials to complete the referendum drive against recent legislation that allows physicians to help kill vulnerable Californians.
GARDEN GROVE, CA – The Vatican on Sunday announced the retirement of the Most Rev. Dominic Dinh Mai Luong, D.D., of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange, effective January 2016. Bishop Luong is the first and only Vietnamese-American Bishop in the United States.
GARDEN GROVE, CA (Dec. 8, 2015) – After an extensive search, the Most Reverend Kevin Vann, Bishop of Orange, has selected Dr. John A. Romeri as the first Christ Cathedral Director of Music Ministries. Dr. Romeri, former Director of Liturgical Music for the Archdiocese of Philadelphia, will begin his work at Christ Cathedral on January…
The California Catholic Conference is pleased with the passage of SB 350 and is asking Gov. Brown to sign this important measure of environmental stewardship.
The horrendous tragedy that unfolded in San Bernardino on December 2nd was a tragic and wanton disregard for life and an affront to the world God wishes that we foster on earth. We stand in solidarity and faith with the people of the Diocese of San Bernardino these days.
At the core of the mission of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange is to provide the care and love of Christ to vulnerable populations. Each year, we are confronted with a growing need among our aging populations for safe, secure, and faith-based assisted living care.
I was recently rereading a book I have had for some years, a collection of homilies by Karol Cardinal Wojtyla (later Pope John Paul II) titled THE WORD MADE FLESH: The Meaning of the Christmas Season. It has special meaning to me, as it was translated by a good friend from my years in Rome,…