The great Easter vigil is the most momentous liturgy in the Roman Catholic Church. Garden Grove, Calif. (April 4, 2022) — The Most Rev. Timothy Freyer, Auxiliary Bishop of Orange, will baptize the elect and accept candidates into full communion in the Roman Catholic Church during the Great Easter Vigil held at Holy Family Catholic Church…
The tradition, which is unique to Orange County and promotes peaceful neighborhoods, occurs on Palm Sunday and dates to the 1990s. Garden Grove, Calif. (March 17, 2022) — The faithful within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange will be celebrating Holy Week in April, beginning on Palm Sunday (April 10) through Easter Sunday (April 17). The celebrations…
Middle school students from the Yorba Linda campus received the first place overall award for the National Catholic Academic Junior High Decathlon. Garden Grove, Calif. (March 31, 2022) — St. Francis of Assisi Catholic School took home the top honor from the National Catholic Academic Junior High Decathlon, a competition made in partnership with the National Catholic…
Garden Grove, Calif. (Feb. 28, 2022) — Catholic Christians around the world will celebrate Ash Wednesday on March 2, including the faithful of the Diocese of Orange. Though last year’s protocols were adjusted because of the COVID-19 pandemic, this year the Diocese is returning to the traditional distribution of ashes by tracing a cross on the forehead.…
Bishop Kevin Vann will lead the Friday prayer service on the Christ Cathedral campus, asking to let the light of Christ prevail over the darkness of evil. Garden Grove, Calif. (March 23, 2022) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange will be joining other Dioceses throughout the world at 9 a.m. Friday, March 25 in a…
The event, organized by Pueri Cantores, brings together children from parishes and Catholic schools located throughout Southern California to sing music from the church’s rich historical repertoire. Garden Grove, Calif. (March 17, 2022) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange and Christ Cathedral are hosting the 2022 Pueri Cantores Southern California Youth Choral Festival and Mass,…
The ecumenical service at Christ Cathedral, which coincides with Ash Wednesday celebrations happening throughout the Diocese on March 2, echoes Pope Francis’ call for an end to war and the restoration of peace. Garden Grove, Calif. (February 28, 2022) — Bishop Kevin Vann, in partnership with ecumenical partners throughout Orange County, will be presiding over a special…
February 22, 2022 Very Rev. Christopher Smith, the Cathedral’s first Rector, to retire after helping transform the campus into an important center of Catholic worship on the West Coast. The media is invited to a press conference with Bishop Kevin Vann, Bishop Thanh Thai Nguyen, Very Rev. Christopher Smith and Rev. Bao Thai on Friday,…
Garden Grove, Calif. (Feb. 7, 2022) — Bishop Kevin Vann will anoint the sick and bless caregivers with holy water brought from in Lourdes, France, during the World Day of the Sick Mass at Christ Cathedral at 10 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 12. The theme chosen for the 30th World Day of the Sick is “Be merciful, even…
Garden Grove, Calif. (Feb. 3, 2022) — Bishop Kevin Vann of the Diocese of Orange will preside over the World Marriage Day Mass at Christ Cathedral at 7 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 7. This special Mass celebrates the joy of Christian marriage. In the Catholic Church tradition, marriage is one of the seven holy sacraments, uniting…