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California church sues over governor's reopening plan
A protestant church in California is suing the state for ordering churches to remain closed while some businesses can reopen... Read more
Hunger in 'wine country' - How one Napa Valley Catholic school is helping needy families
A small Catholic school in Napa, California is drawing on community support to run a weekly food pantry for its... Read more
California legislature likely to skip controversial abortion, parental consent bills
Several controversial bills proposed in the California legislature, including two backed by Planned Parenthood, will likely have no chance to... Read more
California doubles down on rule forcing Catholic nuns to pay for abortion
Facing the threat of major cuts to federal HHS funds, California Attorney General Xavier Becerra has said the state will... Read more
Californian families talk progressive but look traditional, study finds
A new study says that while most Californians support the redefinition of marriage and the family, they choose intact marriages... Read more
In face of California fire, LA archdiocese expands fund for victims
As a large fire continue to burn in southern California, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles has expanded one of its... Read more
California expands statute of limitations for childhood sex abuse
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law on Sunday a measure extending the statute of limitations for childhood sex abuse... Read more
California Catholic Conference asks governor to veto college abortion bill
California legislators passed a bill Friday that would require all state universities to offer medication abortions, despite the objections of... Read more
Pope Francis prays for victims of shootings in U.S.
Pope Francis Sunday remembered the victims, and the families of the victims, of recent shootings in Texas, California, and Ohio,... Read more
California confession law dropped
A California bill that would have required priests to violate the seal of confession has been withdrawn by its sponsor... Read more
Historic mission bell removed from California college
A university in California removed a bell last week after a Native American group claimed the historic piece was disrespectful... Read more
California bishops call Catholics to 'ecological spirituality'
On the fourth anniversary of Laudato Si’, the bishops of California challenged the community to grow in an “ecological conversion”... Read more
'No priest may obey' proposed law, California bishop says
Bishop Michael Barber, S.J., of the Diocese of Oakland, California, has said he would sooner accept arrest and prison than... Read more
California advances bill to violate sacramental seal
State senators in California have voted to approve a law that would require priests to violate the seal of confession.... Read more
California confession bill amended, but still would require priests to violate seal
California’s state senate will vote on a bill that would require priests to violate the seal of confession in certain... Read more
California confession bill won't stop abuse, but threatens religious liberty, critics say
The appropriations committee of California’s state senate will hold a hearing Thursday on a bill that would require priests to... Read more
Dominican priest: California confession bill threatens all religions
If California moves forward with its proposed law trying to force priests to violate the seal of Confession, it is... Read more
Emails show Planned Parenthood behind California rule to make churches pay for abortions
A 2014 California rule forcing religious groups, including churches, to cover elective abortions for employees was the result of direct... Read more
Catholic hospital group sued for refusing transgender hysterectomy
A group of five Catholic hospitals in California is being sued by a woman who identifies as a transgender man... Read more
California AG files to block Title X abortion 'gag rule'
California’s attorney general on Friday asked a federal judge to block a new Trump administration rule designed to strip abortion... Read more
