Category : California Catholic Conference

  His brother Bishops have elected Bishop Robert McElroy from the Diocese of San Diego as the new president of the California Catholic Conference. He succeeds Sacramento Bishop Jaime Soto, who completed two terms as president. Bishop McElroy, who is currently in Rome representing the United Sta

  On Fourth Anniversary of Pope Francis’ Encyclical on Caring for the Earth, Bishops Celebrate Beauty of California While Warning of the Perils Facing Our Home SACRAMENTO, CA – Cherishing the many natural blessings of the Golden State while expressing growing concern with escalating threats to

San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, in whose Archdiocese the death chamber is located, has issued the following statement on behalf of the California Catholic Conference of Bishops regarding the declaration of a moratorium on executions by California Governor Gavin Newsom: “The Roman C

Editor’s Note: On February 20, California Democratic State Senator Gerald “Jerry” Hill introduced SB 360, “Removing Clergy Exemption from Child Abuse and Neglecting Reporting.” The Bill would remove an exemption in California’s “mandated reporter” law and would require all Catholic priests to reveal

CCCB Mental Health Statement:  English   | Spanish |  Vietnamese Esperanza y Sanación Carta Pastoral de los Obispos de California sobre los cuidados para las personas que sufren de enfermedades mentales y dirigida a todos los católicos y personas de buena voluntad Como pastores y obispos, entendemos

News Release in    Spanish    |   Vietnamese CCCB Mental Health Statement:  English   | Spanish |  Vietnamese SACRAMENTO, CA – May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the California Catholic Conference of Bishops used the opportunity to release an extended pastoral letter on the culture of mental