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Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone will offer Mass for the faithful departed homeless in historic St. Patrick Church in San Francisco's downtown at 6:30 p.m. November 8. The Missionaries of Charity, who serve the "poorest of the poor," will sing at the Mass and numerous Catholic charitable groups and schools will join in prayer. A collection for Catholic Charities homeless ministry will be taken up.

San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone praised St. Oscar Romero, the martyred archbishop of San Salvador canonized Oct. 14 by Pope Francis in Rome. "We too are called to courageously engage with the world, out of love for Christ," Archbishop Cordileone stated. "As we celebrate the canonization of this saint of social justice, let us follow the example of Archbishop Romero and pray and work for justice for all people, always in the light of Christ's Gospel.

Safe injection sites are a flawed although well intentioned response to opioid drug overdose deaths. Creation of a safe injection site establishes public societal acceptance of illegal intravenous drug use to the detriment of the drug users, who are not only procuring their drugs illegally, but using them in a public space. Public acceptance of IV drug use is also harmful to the overall society, and particularly to young people who are finding their way in what is an often confusing society that already presents mixed messages about drug and alcohol abuse. The Archdiocese of San Francisco opposes establishment of safe injection clinics in San Francisco and opposes legislation that would allow them in California.

On Sept. 7, the Archdiocese of San Francisco/Restorative Justice Ministry partners with the City and County of San Francisco and community partners to host the 5th Annual Reentry Conference and Resource Fair focused on Reentry, Rehabilitation, Healing and Public Safety.   Recently released prisoners, family members who have lost someone to homicide, law enforcement and probation officers will join with faith-based leaders and undocumented immigrants as the 5th Annual Reentry Conference brings together hundreds of people impacted by the criminal justice system and those who want to help them.

The Archdiocese of San Francisco Office of Human Life & Dignity is hiring a paid, part time Project Rachel coordinator to lead the archdiocesan ministry to those who affected by abortion.

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled on June 26, 2018, that pro-life pregnancy centers do not have to supply abortion information. The centers challenged a California law called the FACT Act. Both the U.S. Bishops Conference and the California Bishops Conference issued statements praising the ruling. Click on headline above to read the whole story, and comments from Catholic groups.

Archbishop Cordileone’s soccer team for the day, the Saints, played today with unaccompanied minors as team mates at Sacred Heart Atherton in a Catholic Charities fundraiser for the young immigrants. The fun fundraiser was to raise money for legal fees and other support for immigrant children here without their parents. The Archdiocesan team was coached by Archbishop Riordan theology teacher Michael So, included Church of the Epiphany parochial vicar Father Cameron Faller, and Riordan JV assistant soccer coach Paul Stevens and the school’s trainer Erin Stovall along with several Riordan JV soccer players. Each of the teams included several of the immigrant children here without their parents.

Know your rights! Catholic Charities recommends that all immigrants be informed about the changes in the laws that might affect them and seek an immigration consultation. Come to the Immigrant and Refugee Workshop on Rights, Options, and the Law Tuesday, June 19, 6:00 – 8:30 pm Catholic Charities Refugee and Immigrant Services and other non profits will present St. Anthony’s Church, 3500 Middlefield Rd., Menlo Park.

A broad coalition of San Francisco homelessness advocates and faith leaders this week sent letters to Mayor Mark Farrell and the city’s mayoral candidates asking them to commit to an administrative policy change that will allow pregnant homeless women to qualify for family housing in the critical first trimester of their pregnancy. At present, a large number must wait until their third trimester

The Catholic bishops of California have issued "Hope and Healing", addressing "the heartbreaking prevalence of mental illness in our society."

On March 17, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone joined "40 Days for Life" to pray the rosary for an end to abortion. Click the headline to read.