A parishioner was stabbed outside a historic San Francisco church April 21, as Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone was inside administering the sacrament of confirmation.
The San Francisco Police Department told OSV News that officers arrived just before 1 p.m. Sunday at Sts. Peter
The first anniversary of the shocking killing of Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David G. O'Connell prompted reflections and commemorations from Catholic leaders about the bishop's joy and love of Jesus Christ. The anniversary comes as his alleged killer is expected to face
Catholic Polytechnic University, a new Catholic university focused on STEM education and research, aims to enroll its first class of students this fall. The Los Angeles-area university seeks to provide students a unique "deeply Catholic" postsecondary education that excels in science and
Maria Consuelo Carrera has dedicated her public -- and private -- life to defending the rights of the unborn and praying for an end to abortion.
The 49-year-old mother of four has routinely participated in pro-life events since she was a teen, and
Undaunted by rain and the dismal political outlook in California, tens of thousands of pro-life supporters turned out for the 20th annual Walk for Life West Coast in one of the most pro-abortion cities in the country.
"We stand because we know that
A weekday Mass at a California parish was interrupted as police pursued an alleged armed suspect who had fled into the church.
Stunned parishioners at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Placentia raised their hands above their heads as several law enforcement officers entered
A California lawmaker has introduced a bill that would prohibit sexual abuse of adults by clergy, imposing fines and imprisonment for violators.
State Sen. Dave Min, D-Irvine, filed Senate Bill 894, which expands and clarifies existing law to establish criminal penalties for offending
The Stockton Police Department was investigating whether a hate crime was behind an act of vandalism that left white paint streaked across the front doors of the 81-year-old Cathedral of the Annunciation in Stockton. Local news reports said that besides the front
The Diocese of Stockton has issued a warning about impostors posing as Catholic clergy and charging Spanish-speaking faithful "exorbitant fees" for celebrating the sacraments. In an Oct. 20 media advisory, the diocese alerted parishioners in the Modesto area to the scammers, who
When California in 2021 relaxed its physician-assisted death rules -- easing access to the lethal means for residents to take their own lives -- several lawmakers behind the change cited a desire to aid the terminally ill, invoking a sort of legislative