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Bishop McElroy’s spokesman has a Twitter sideWhat if a San Diego priest tweeted for pro-life candidates?

Bishop McElroy’s spokesman has a Twitter side
What if a San Diego priest tweeted for pro-life candidates?

In news stories about the Diocese of San Diego, Kevin Eckery is sometimes referred to as “Vice Chancellor” of the diocese. Sometimes as the “diocese spokesman.” But he has developed another reputation on

Bishop McElroy’s spokesman has a Twitter side
What if a San Diego priest tweeted for pro-life candidates?Jim Holman2020-07-03T10:48:02-07:00

Give private schools federal aid, U.S. bishops urgeOakland Bishop Michael Barber, chairman of USCCB Committee on Catholic Education, joins more than 150 organizations calling for immediate government aid

Give private schools federal aid, U.S. bishops urge
Oakland Bishop Michael Barber, chairman of USCCB Committee on Catholic Education, joins more than 150 organizations calling for immediate government aid

Bishop Michael C. Barber, S.J of Oakland, chairman of the Committee on Catholic Education for the U. S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB), has joined a coalition of more than 150 interfaith and civil society organizations

Give private schools federal aid, U.S. bishops urge
Oakland Bishop Michael Barber, chairman of USCCB Committee on Catholic Education, joins more than 150 organizations calling for immediate government aidEmily Morris2020-07-01T12:24:39-07:00

Bishop McElroy re-closes Imperial County churchesLivestream Mass encouraged

Bishop McElroy re-closes Imperial County churches
Livestream Mass encouraged

San Diego Catholic Bishop Robert W. McElroy issued the following statement today after Gov. Gavin Newsom recommended that Imperial County re-institute stay-at-home orders because of the high rate of infection of COVID-19 there:

Bishop McElroy re-closes Imperial County churches
Livestream Mass encouragedJim Holman2020-07-01T04:42:21-07:00

Archbishop Gomez: The truth about Junipero SerraPlus strong words from Archbishop Cordileone [video]

Archbishop Gomez: The truth about Junipero Serra
Plus strong words from Archbishop Cordileone [video]

Archbishop Jose Gomez: “….The real St. Junípero fought a colonial system where natives were regarded as ‘barbarians’ and ‘savages,’ whose only value was to serve the appetites of the white man. For St.

Archbishop Gomez: The truth about Junipero Serra
Plus strong words from Archbishop Cordileone [video]Jim Holman2020-06-29T12:19:13-07:00

Bishop Coffey to lead pro-life rosary on ZoomTomorrow, Saturday, June 27, at 9 a.m.

Bishop Coffey to lead pro-life rosary on Zoom
Tomorrow, Saturday, June 27, at 9 a.m.

Please join Bishop Coffey again for the online Rosary for the protection of the unborn this Saturday, June 27 at 9 a.m., west coast time. There area two options to participate. One is by

Bishop Coffey to lead pro-life rosary on Zoom
Tomorrow, Saturday, June 27, at 9 a.m.Jim Holman2020-06-26T10:12:09-07:00

Father Serra statue removed from Mission San Luis ObispoMayor pleased, diocese refers to bishops conference

Father Serra statue removed from Mission San Luis Obispo
Mayor pleased, diocese refers to bishops conference

The Catholic Church abruptly removed a long-standing statue of Junípero Serra from the San Luis Obispo Mission on Monday, amid a reassessment of the missionary’s controversial history that includes abuses against Native Americans.

Father Serra statue removed from Mission San Luis Obispo
Mayor pleased, diocese refers to bishops conferenceJim Holman2020-06-24T19:32:24-07:00

De-fund the U.S. bishops$2 billion to resettle refugees

De-fund the U.S. bishops
$2 billion to resettle refugees

“Judas was the first Catholic bishop to accept a government grant.” — Peter Kreeft Today, according to its website, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ mission statement is “to promote the greater good which

De-fund the U.S. bishops
$2 billion to resettle refugeesJim Holman2020-06-20T07:37:09-07:00

Trump answers Archbishop Vigano"I hope everyone, religious or not, reads it”

Trump answers Archbishop Vigano
"I hope everyone, religious or not, reads it”

President Trump on Wednesday tweeted that he was honored by a letter written to him by former apostolic nuncio Archbishop Carlo Viganò, which warned the president against secular and ecclesiastical agents of an atheistic globalist new

Trump answers Archbishop Vigano
"I hope everyone, religious or not, reads it”Jim Holman2020-06-11T12:47:50-07:00

Archbishop Vigano warns against D.C.’s ‘false shepherds’Follows attack on Trump visit to honor John Paul II

Archbishop Vigano warns against D.C.’s ‘false shepherds’
Follows attack on Trump visit to honor John Paul II

Former U.S. Apostolic Nuncio Archbishop Carlo Maria Viganò has strongly criticized Washington Archbishop Wilton Gregory as a “false shepherd” for rebuking the John Paul II National Shrine for “allowing” President Trump and First Lady Melania Trump

Archbishop Vigano warns against D.C.’s ‘false shepherds’
Follows attack on Trump visit to honor John Paul IIJim Holman2020-06-04T08:53:44-07:00

California bishops applaud Newsom budget changesBorrowing $7.8 billion from rainy day fund

California bishops applaud Newsom budget changes
Borrowing $7.8 billion from rainy day fund

Governor Gavin Newsom’s May budget revision revealed $19 billion less in expenditures than his previous January proposal – an illustration of the shift in spending for the state caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. There is a

California bishops applaud Newsom budget changes
Borrowing $7.8 billion from rainy day fundJim Holman2020-06-04T01:23:19-07:00

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City attorney comes after Archbishop Cordileone

Comment:
As I’ve noted before, the cathedral seats 2,400 persons. For Herrera to go after Archbishop Cordileone if he celebrates Mass with a dozen others is outrageous and political. There is no basis in public health or any science for the magical number of 12. Masses I’ve attended in the archdiocese have had limited capacity, social distancing and persons were masked and not singing. Of course, the priest (and deacon) and reader (when reading) and cantor (when singing) are not masked, but they’re far from each other and the congregation. Might Christians, Jews and others in San Francisco be permitted to have more than 12 if they put signs in front calling themselves WalMart, The Dollar Store, daycare centers, marijuana dispensaries or an “autonomous zone?”

– Deacon Craig Anderson

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