Garden Grove, Calif. (Jan. 21, 2022) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange invites the public to visit its parochial schools as it celebrates National Celebrate Catholic Schools Week, an annual event since 1974 that gives families and the community an opportunity to visit campuses and classrooms. Catholic Schools Week, which takes place from Jan. 30…
Garden Grove, Calif. (Jan. 21, 2022) — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange invites the public to visit its parochial schools as it celebrates National Celebrate Catholic Schools Week, an annual event since 1974 that gives families and the community an opportunity to visit campuses and classrooms.
Brennan is currently serving as president of St. Anthony High School in Long Beach, a position he began in 2021. Prior to that, he served Orange County’s Catholic community for 15 years as principal of Servite High School in Anaheim, a campus that’s owned and operated by the Order of Friar Servants of Mary. Brennan…
Garden Grove, Calif., (Oct. 29, 2021) – The Diocese of Orange invites members of the community to attend the blessing of the newly expanded Cathedral Memorial Gardens cemetery at Christ Cathedral on All Souls’ Day, Tuesday, Nov. 2. All attendees are asked to RSVP online by visiting blessing-cmg.eventbrite.com. The afternoon will begin inside Christ Cathedral with a 2…
Garden Grove, Calif., (Oct. 28, 2021) – The Diocese of Orange will hold its annual Día de los Muertos observance on Saturday, Oct. 30, with a Rosary, Mass and festival attended by the Most Rev. Timothy Freyer, Auxiliary Bishop of Orange, starting at 9:30 a.m. at Holy Sepulcher Cemetery in Orange. More than 2,000 Catholics from…
Upon their ordination at the invitation-only event, the men will join the 141 existing deacons serving in parishes throughout the Diocese of Orange. In addition to Bishop Vann, attending the ceremony will be Auxiliary Bishops Timothy Brown and Bishop Emeritus Tod Brown; the existing diocesan deacons and their wives; and many of the pastors in…
“I am blessed to call attention to the many selfless gifts medical profes-sionals give our community daily and especially over this extended period of COVID-19. The care of the infirmed and vulnerable is at its core an indispensable Catholic and human value, and work must continue to endeavor to provide proper care for indigent families.…
Garden Grove, Calif., (Oct. 1, 2021) – The Most Rev. Kevin Vann, Bishop of Orange, and the St. Thomas More Society of Orange County will host the 33rd annual Red Mass at Christ Cathedral on Monday, October 4th at 7:00 p.m. The custom originated in Europe in the 13th century and received its distinguished name…
Saturday’s inaugural Rosary and Mass are the first of what will be a monthly occurrence at Christ Cathedral’s new shrine, which honors the Virgin Mary, serves as a testament to the Vietnamese-American people and recognizes Orange County’s Vietnamese diaspora of more than 100,000 people.
Garden Grove, Calif., (Sept. 22, 2021) – Several parishes in the Diocese of Orange will hold a Blessing of the Animals on or near Monday, October 4, a tradition that dates back to the 13th Century when St. Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and the environment, preached to the birds and praised…