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LA archdiocese hosts youth conference to inspire sanctity
More than 1,600 youth gathered at the campus of the University of California, Los Angeles this weekend for the third... Read more
Could a California bill make Catholic conduct codes illegal?
Pro-abortion groups are lobbying for a California law that Catholic leaders warn would open employers like Catholic schools to lawsuits... Read more
Calif. Supreme Court weighs ballot measure to hasten death penalty
A ballot measure intended to speed up the application of the death penalty is now being challenged before the California... Read more
Ventura softball star: Encountering Christ through service
To a pitcher, a little situation like bases loaded, full count and trying to protect a one-run lead in the... Read more
How a California bill is threatening faith-based codes of conduct
A proposed California law has targeted faith-based employers’ codes of conduct in the name of reproductive health, the California Catholic... Read more
How California Catholics hope to fix the teacher deficit
The California Catholic Conference has announced that it is sponsoring a bill to help attract and retain teachers in response... Read more
Across California, pro-lifers to rally in January 2017
January 21. That’s the date when Californians will come together at three events across the state for pro-life advocacy and... Read more
California religious colleges dodge a bullet. But what's next?
A bill that threatened to defund California religious colleges that do not accept same-sex marriage and gender ideology has been... Read more
This California bill could hurt poor students at religious schools
Religious students from disadvantaged backgrounds could be most affected by a California bill threatening state-backed student grants to schools that... Read more
Inspired by Pope Francis, California legal clinic offers free services
Free legal counsel and advice may sound too good to be true, but in the Diocese of Oakland, it’s a... Read more
California bishops urge voters to reject the death penalty this fall
On Thursday, the bishops of California announced their support of a state ballot measure that would end the use of... Read more
Doctor Death? A sinister one-stop-shop opens in California
You can’t put a price on most things in life. But you can, apparently, put a price on death -... Read more
The pro-life law that was killed in California
Churches and other organizations in California will be forced to buy insurance plans that cover abortions due to the Obama... Read more
In 'shocking' move, California churches forced to cover abortions
The Obama administration has rejected a challenge to the State of California’s requirement that health care plans include abortion coverage.... Read more
With assisted suicide legal, LA archbishop calls for end of life care
Assisted suicide will change California for the worse, Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles said on Wednesday, adding that Catholics... Read more
LA archdiocese prays novena as assisted suicide law looms
California’s assisted suicide bill will go into effect on June 9, and the Archdiocese of Los Angeles is fighting back... Read more
Pope Francis: Imitate Saint Junipero Serra, be trailblazers for Christ
Pope Francis made history Wednesday by performing the first-ever canonization on U.S. soil, of St. Junipero Serra. Read more
How Junipero Serra fought the death penalty for a California native
Blessed Junipero Serra’s love for the natives of California extended even to those who killed one of his friends and... Read more
California legislature withdraws physician-assisted suicide bill
The California state legislature has abandoned efforts to pass a measure that would legalize physician-assisted suicide – for now. Read more
Bl. Junipero statue in the Capitol is safe – for now
An effort to remove the statue of Bl. Junipero Serra from the U.S. Capitol has been set aside for the... Read more
