Category : Bishop's Statement

Please find linked below the Decree designating the Parish Church of Saint Francis of Assisi as the Pilgrim Church of the Diocese of San José for the Franciscan Jubilee Year, to be observed from January 10, 2026 until January 10, 2027, as graciously promulgated by His Holiness Pope Leo XIV.  Jubilee

Spanish  | Vietnamese Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, I must admit that as I sit to write these Christmas greetings, I am more than a bit unsettled. I am unsettled because as I reflect on the profound meaning of Christmas, that as God entered creation and took on humanity, he entered a broken w

English | Vietnamese   Queridos Hermanos y Hermanas en Cristo, Debo admitir que, al sentarme a escribir este saludo Navideño, me siento bastante inquieto. Me inquieta reflexionar sobre el profundo significado de la Navidad: que Dios, al entrar en la creación y asumir la condición humana, entró

English | Spanish Kính gửi quý Anh Chị Em trong Chúa Ki-tô, Phải thú thật rằng, khi viết những lời chúc mừng Giáng Sinh này, lòng tôi không khỏi cảm thấy bất an. Bởi lẽ, khi suy niệm về ý nghĩa sâu sắc của Giáng Sinh, tôi nhận ra rằng khi Chúa bước vào thế giới thụ tạo và mang lấy thân phận con ngườ

With great sorrow I have learned of the recent mass shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island, and the horrific attack on a Hanukkah gathering at Bondi Beach in Sydney. These acts of violence, including the targeting of the Jewish community, wound the entire human family.  On behalf o

I was deeply saddened and disturbed to learn of the recent antisemitic display at a local high school in San José. The swastika is not a joke or a harmless symbol; it represents a murderous ideology that sought to exterminate the Jewish people and caused unspeakable suffering to millions. To invoke