Category : Bishop's Statement
Passing of Bishop Emeritus Patrick J. McGrath
Prayers for Bishop McGrath in Hospice Care
Bishop P. J. McGrath has been placed in Hospice Care. After surgery l to repair a spinal disk after a recent fall, he developed pneumonia. He has not been able to overcome the pneumonia, given other health complications. I was able to visit and pray with him today, offering him the anointing of the
Easter Message from Bishop Oscar Cantú: The Resurrection and Christian Faith
St. Patrick’s Day Lent Abstinence Dispensation 2023
The abstinence from meat on Fridays of Lent is an significant element of the penitential nature of this holy season. This year, however, Friday of the Third Week of Lent (March 17) is an occasion for Saint Patrick’s Day celebration in a number of parishes or schools in our Diocese. Having judged tha
Bishop Cantú’s Statement on the Death of Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell, Archdiocese of Los Angeles
Together with my brother bishops across California, I am in shock and dismay at the untimely and violent death of Bishop O’Connell. We learned of his death Saturday afternoon with a message from Archbishop Jose Gomez. This morning we learned that the death was a homicide. An investigation is unde