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Walk for Life West Coast draws thousands to San Francisco march
Despite pandemic restrictions, thousands of pro-life advocates showed their support at the Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco... Read more
San Francisco archbishop asks DA to prosecute Serra statue vandalism
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco has asked the Marin County district attorney to prosecute those arrested after an Oct.... Read more
San Francisco archbishop urges ‘devotion and love’ for Eucharist as indoor Masses resume
At an outdoor rosary rally and Mass held Oct. 3, San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone encouraged Catholics to renew their... Read more
San Francisco to allow up to 100 people at indoor worship services
The office of San Francisco's mayor announced Tuesday that places of worship will be permitted to hold services indoors at... Read more
Justice Department says San Francisco worship restrictions 'draconian'
The U.S. Department of Justice on Sept. 25 warned San Francisco officials that its current restrictions on public worship in... Read more
Archbishop Cordileone: San Francisco Mass restrictions ‘mocking God’
Catholics in San Francisco marched in Eucharistic processions across the city on Sunday to protest the city’s continued restrictions on... Read more
Pelosi 'misspoke' on San Francisco Mass attendance, spokesman claims
Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office told CNA Friday evening that she “misspoke” when she described “recently” attending Mass in a San... Read more
San Francisco archbishop: Worshipers should be treated equally during the pandemic
The archbishop of San Francisco penned an op-ed in the Washington Post this week citing the First Amendment as he... Read more
San Francisco Catholics plan Eucharistic processions to ‘Free the Mass’
The Archbishop of San Francisco has called Catholics to participate in Eucharistic processions across the city Sept. 20, which will... Read more
SF archbishop: City’s worship restrictions show ‘callous unconcern’ for spiritual needs
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco said Friday that the city’s current restrictions on public worship— which prohibit indoor services... Read more
San Francisco ministry to share Catholic teaching on end-of-life
The Archdiocese of San Francisco is set to begin training volunteers who will help parishes support Catholics in making end-of-life... Read more
San Francisco churches adapt to 12-person outdoor Mass limit
Parishes in San Francisco, including the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption, have been holding concurrent outdoor Masses in... Read more
San Francisco Catholic archdiocese 'surprised' by order to cease indoor, public Masses
The Archdiocese of San Francisco is pledging to comply with the city and county public health orders barring indoor public... Read more
After St. Junípero Serra statue torn down, Archbishop Cordileone offers exorcism prayers
After a mob tore down statues, including a figure of St. Junípero Serra statue, in a San Francisco park, Archbishop... Read more
After St. Junipero Serra statue is torn down, San Francisco archbishop says protests being ‘hijacked’ by violence
After the toppling of a saint’s statue in San Francisco, the city’s archbishop said Saturday that important protests over racial... Read more
San Francisco auxiliary bishop, seminary rector, dies age 70
Bishop Robert Christian, O.P., an auxiliary bishop of the Archdiocese of San Francisco and rector of St. Patrick Seminary in... Read more
'Mass of the Americas' to premiere at San Francisco cathedral
The Mass of the Americas, a newly-commissioned Mass composed by Frank La Rocca, will premiere Saturday for the feast of... Read more
Archbishop Cordileone says Mass for San Francisco's deceased homeless
Eight days after the feast of All Saints, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco said a Mass of the Dead... Read more
Workshop teaches how to teach Gregorian chant to children, teens
Parish music directors, teachers, priests, and religious sisters gathered near San Francisco last week for a workshop helping them learn... Read more
Bay area project expands Gregorian chant instruction to children, teens
An initiative in the Archdiocese of San Francisco to form the Catholic imagination through beauty will next month host a... Read more
