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Father Jesús Mariscal recently helped a homeless woman give birth to twins outside St. Paul Cathedral in Yakima, Washington .

Priest delivers twin babies outside cathedral in Washington state

Nov 20, 2023

By Catholic Extension

Father Jesús Mariscal is the parochial vicar at St. Paul Cathedral in Yakima, Washington. Read more

Fr. César Izquierdo in front of the Gregorian University in Rome in June 2020. Courtesy photo.

Stuck in Italy: Washington priest trusts in God as he waits to begin U.S. ministry

Sep 8, 2020

By Hannah Brockhaus

New priest César Izquierdo knows God is calling him to serve the Catholic population of central Washington. And with his... Read more

Fr. Alejandro Trejo. Diocese of Yakima.

Washington Catholic priest is first in US known to be diagnosed with coronavirus

Mar 15, 2020

A priest in the Diocese of Yakima, Washington, is the first U.S. priest known to be diagnosed with COVID-19, the... Read more