https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/19271/slideshows/homeCustom1150x440/MAR%2001%20Chinese%20New%20Year%20Mass.jpgChinese New Year Mass stresses post-pandemic hopeDivine Word Father Peter Zhai is seen delivering his homily for the Chinese New Year Mass Feb. 20, 2021, in the parking lot of St. Anne of the Sunset Church in San Francisco. At left are retired Bishop Ignatius Wang and St. Anne pastor, Father Daniel Nascimento. The Mass was prayed in Cantonese and Mandarin. Father Zhai’s homily focused on Jesus as the light “leading us to ‘pass over’ the long tunnel of the pandemic into a bright future of the new year.” (Photo by Dennis Callahan/Catholic San Francisco)Read Morehttps://catholic-sf.org/news/chinese-new-year-prayer-and-gratitude_self
https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/19271/slideshows/homeCustom1150x440/MAR%2001%20Black%20History%20Month.jpgParish honors Black History Month with church displayMost Holy Redeemer pastor Father Matthew Link, far left, talks with parishioner James John, second from left, and two others after Mass on Feb. 16 as they view the parish’s Black History Month display. (Photo by Dennis Callahan/Catholic San Francisco)Read Morehttps://catholic-sf.org/news/most-holy-redeemer-honors-black-history-month_self
https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/19271/slideshows/homeCustom1150x440/MAR%2004%20Rite%20of%20Election%201.jpgRite of Election highlights renewal and growth in church, archbishop saysRCIA team members hold their parish’s Book of the Elect after catechumens signed their names. (Photo by Dennis Callahan/Catholic San Francisco)Read Morehttps://catholic-sf.org/news/rite-of-election-highlights-renewal-and-growth-in-church-archbishop-says_self
https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/19271/slideshows/homeCustom1150x440/MAR%2002%20St.%20Joseph.jpgSt. Joseph the ‘model for manhood’ we need nowDeacon R. Christoph Sandoval is pictured in the St. Mary’s Cathedral sanctuary Feb. 16 with a new statue of St. Joseph. The longtime deacon is leading a five-week, online adult formation series on the saint which leads participants to their consecration to the Chaste Heart of St. Joseph on March 19 at St. Mary’s. (Photo by Christina Gray/Catholic San Francisco)Read Morehttps://catholic-sf.org/news/deacon-st-joseph-the-model-for-manhood-we-need-now_self
https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/19271/slideshows/homeCustom1150x440/MAR%2007%20Chinese%20New%20Year.jpgChinese New Year: ‘Prayer and gratitude’The outdoor Mass was prayed in Mandarin and Cantonese and had an in-person assembly of about 100 people, all wearing masks and socially distanced over much of the parking lot. The liturgy was also livestreamed. An Ancestor’s Shrine can be seen at right. (Photo by Dennis Callahan/Catholic San Francisco)Read Morehttps://catholic-sf.org/news/chinese-new-year-prayer-and-gratitude_self
https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/19271/slideshows/homeCustom1150x440/MAR%2004%20Rite%20of%20Election%202.jpgRite of Election highlights renewal and growth in churchParish RCIA instructors enter St. Mary’s Cathedral at the start of the Rite of Election and Call to Continuing Conversion Feb. 21 carrying their parish’s Book of the Elect. During the rite, catechumens sign their name in their parish’s book as a sign of their intention to enter the church and be baptized and receive Communion and Confirmation at Easter. (Photo by Dennis Callahan/Catholic San Francisco)Read Morehttps://catholic-sf.org/news/rite-of-election-highlights-renewal-and-growth-in-church-archbishop-says_self
https://d2y1pz2y630308.cloudfront.net/19271/slideshows/homeCustom1150x440/MAR%2009%20Today%20show.jpgOn 'Today' show, Cardinal Gregory reflects on his faith journey, racismAl Roker, weather forecaster and co-host of NBC's "Today" show, interviews Washington Cardinal Wilton D. Gregory Jan. 21, 2021, at the Archdiocese of Washington's Pastoral Center chapel in Hyattsville, Md. (CNS photo/Andrew Biraj, Catholic Standard)Read Morehttps://catholic-sf.org/news/on-today-show-cardinal-gregory-reflects-on-his-faith-journey-racism_self
Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone announced Feb. 25, 2021 the appointment of Father Mark Doherty as the new rector of St. Patrick’s Seminary & University. Father Doherty has been the interim rector since October, 2020.
CHICAGO -- Catholic Extension has joined the U.N. Alliance of Civilizations to engage youth around the globe in raising awareness of religious freedom and cultivating interreligious respect through a campaign called #forSafeWorship.
VATICAN CITY -- Pope Francis has yet to sign decrees in sainthood causes that follow the new path he approved in 2017, that of giving one's life in a heroic act of loving service to others.
VATICAN CITY -- For believers, the ability to practice their faith and receive spiritual guidance are "the highest of essential services," and pandemic practices over the past year have shown they are not automatically super-spreader events, the Vatican foreign minister said.
LOS ANGELES -- For Jesus' parents, "answering God's call meant their whole lives were turned upside down," not unlike the events of the past year, Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez said Feb. 21 at the close of the all-virtual 2021 Religious Education Congress.
ROME -- Used at the Easter vigil and at baptisms and funerals, the paschal candle symbolizes Christ who brings light and hope to a world lost in the darkness of sin and death.
WASHINGTON -- If the House of Representatives passes the Equality Act, its mandates will "discriminate against people of faith" by adversely affecting charities and their beneficiaries, conscience rights, women’s sports, "and sex-specific facilities," said the chairmen of five U.S. bishops' committees.