California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed a lawsuit against a school district in the state Aug. 28, asking a judge to block that district's requirement that parents be notified if their child seeks to change their pronouns or gender identity at school.
Students at a Catholic liberal arts college in California told OSV News that they're more ready than ever for the new school year, after weathering both a major storm and an earthquake on the same day.
On Aug. 20, tropical storm Hilary made
Sacramento Diocese, other nonprofits and the city provide outreach to migrants flown to California
The Diocese of Sacramento joined the city of Sacramento and community organizations to welcome 36 migrants who were flown to the California capital June 2 and 6 on flights arranged by Florida officials.
"The outpouring of support for the 36 migrants who arrived
San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone said he is "disturbed but not surprised" that charges against vandals who toppled a saint's statue at a California parish have been downgraded.
In a May 25 announcement, Marin County District Attorney Lori Frugoli reduced charges of
Archbishop Cordileone on recent mass shootings: ‘We need to reclaim God at the center of our lives’
Less than 48 hours after 11 people were killed and nine more injured at a dance hall Jan. 21 in Monterey Park, California, seven more people were shot and killed at two different landscaping nurseries Jan. 23 near Half Moon Bay, California,
The first Walk for Life West Coast since the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June drew an outsized crowd of tens of thousands of pro-life supporters, apparently undaunted by California's newly approved constitutional amendment removing all restrictions on abortion.
"Both
"With the whole family of God here in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, I am praying for the victims of this violence," Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez said in a statement following a mass shooting that left 10 people dead and
Catholic agencies in California organize outreach, relief for storm victims amid historic rainfall
Catholic organizations in California, strengthened by years of responding to disasters in the Golden State, responded quickly to bring aid to those affected by the ongoing brutal winter storms.
Since late December, a series of atmospheric rivers have brought record-setting rainfall to the
Citing rising operating costs, declining enrollment and an increased need for institutional aid, officials at Holy Names University in Oakland said the school will close at the end of the academic year in May.
Efforts to partner with another institution to keep the
Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez Aug. 19 described a new residence in the city for homeless pregnant women and their children as a "beautiful work of compassion and care for our most vulnerable neighbors."
He took part in the blessing of Harvest