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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
New San Francisco auxiliary bishop 'delighted' by appointment
On Wednesday the Vatican announced that Pope Francis has named Fr. Robert F. Christian, O.P., a Dominican friar and a... Read more
Archbishop Niederauer remembered for his service to the Church
After battling lung disease, Archbishop Emeritus George H. Niederauer of San Francisco died May 2 at the age of 80... Read more
San Francisco archdiocese to be consecrated to the Immaculate Heart of Mary
In the centennial year of the Marian apparitions at Fatima, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco will consecrate his archdiocese... Read more
Archbishop Cordileone thankful for San Francisco teacher contract agreement
Efforts to promote Catholic culture in the San Francisco archdiocese’s high schools and to agree on a contract acceptable for... Read more
Archbishop after death of Calif. woman: Immigrants are not all 'guilty by association'
The random killing of a 32 year-old California woman has reignited an intense debate about immigration reform, after the suspect... Read more
San Fran archdiocese praises Catholic school teachers, rejects 'inflammatory' reports
The Archdiocese of San Francisco has stressed its “greatest admiration and respect” for those working in Catholic education, pledging to... Read more
Anti-Cordileone ad misrepresents Catholicism, archdiocese says
A group of Catholics promoting a full-page advertisement asking Pope Francis to remove Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone don’t represent San Francisco... Read more
San Francisco cathedral sprinkler aimed for safety, not homeless
San Francisco’s cathedral installed a special sprinkler system to wash out “needles, feces and other dangerous items” from its doorways... Read more
As storm brews, San Fran archbishop strikes back at school guideline critics
Politicians have targeted San Francisco Catholic schools’ teacher standards, but Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone says they are a matter of Catholic... Read more
San Francisco project to promote beauty in music, liturgy
A recently launched initiative in San Francisco will educate Church musicians about sacred music and train lay ministers for their... Read more
