Monday, October 11, 2021
Pope launches 2-year synodal path with call to ‘encounter, listen, and discern’

By Catholic News Agency Pope Francis formally launched the two-year global consultation process leading to the 2023 Synod on Synodality with a call to “look others in the eye and… Read More

Saturday, October 09, 2021
Archbishop to celebrate Requiem Mass for homeless

Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone will celebrate a solemn new Requiem Mass for the Homeless at 10 a.m. Nov. 6 at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption. “We gather… Read More

Saturday, October 09, 2021
President Biden picks Vatican envoy

By Kevin Jones, Catholic News Service Former U.S. Sen. Joe Donnelly of Indiana is President Joe Biden’s nominee for U.S. Ambassador to the Holy See, the White House announced Oct.… Read More

Thursday, October 07, 2021
California rolls back assisted suicide protections

By Joshua McKeown, Catholic News Agency California Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 380, a law that loosens several safeguarding requirements surrounding assisted suicide. The California Catholic Conference had been… Read More

Thursday, October 07, 2021
San Francisco rosary rally honors Blessed Mother, emphasizes rosary’s importance

By Mary Powers The 10th Annual San Francisco Rosary Rally was held on Saturday, Oct. 2, a week shy of the 60th anniversary of Father Patrick Peyton’s Rosary Crusade in… Read More

Thursday, October 07, 2021
Vaccine Mandates FAQ

Read clear answers to your questions about the morality of the COVID-19 vaccines

Monday, October 04, 2021
Tenderloin blessing of animals honors St. Francis’ love of all creatures

By Christina Gray The city’s Tenderloin neighborhood was alive with the spirit and memory of St. Francis of Assisi today on his Oct. 4 feast day with the annual Blessing… Read More

Monday, October 04, 2021
Gov. Newsom signs legislation to remove Serra statue from Capitol grounds

St. Junipero Serra’s heroism did not change when California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a bill to ensure that his statue will no longer stand on the state capitol grounds, Archbishop… Read More

Monday, October 04, 2021
Archbishop blesses law enforcement in ‘especially challenging time’ at Faith & Blue Mass

Members of law enforcement protect society from the forces of chaos, maintaining the physical order necessary to keep evil at bay, San Francisco’s archbishop told first responders at the second… Read More

Friday, October 01, 2021
Catechetical Sunday highlights importance of faith formation programs

Photo Credit: Dennis Callahan By Mary Powers On Sunday, Sept. 19, parishes across the archdiocese celebrated Catechetical Sunday, the opening Mass for faith formation programs. Each year, catechists gather to… Read More

Thursday, September 30, 2021
Mission Dolores Basilica window depicts our patron saint

German artists’ work adorns many archdiocesan churches By: Mary Powers St. Francis holds a special place in the heart of the city of San Francisco and Mission Dolores. A stained… Read More

Thursday, September 30, 2021
Archbishop celebrates the “genius of religious life” at Jubilee Mass

By Christina Gray Men and women called to religious life are “the true philosophers…our noble sages, the truly wise ones pointing us to the path to peace for which our… Read More