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In December of 2022, the Diocese of Santa Rosa announced that it had looked into the possibility of declaring chapter 11 bankruptcy and that after months of careful and prayerful consideration, after having consulted the priests of the Diocese as well as the Diocesan Finance Council, andprofessionals retained by the Diocese, it was clear that such an action was necessary.

His Official Biography From Vatican News Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, Pope Benedict XVI, was born at Marktl am Inn, Diocese of Passau (Germany) on 16 April 1927 (Holy Saturday) and was baptised on the same day.

After months of careful and prayerful consideration, and after having consulted the priests of the Diocese as well as the Diocesan Finance Council, and professionals retained by the Diocese, it has become clear to me that it is necessary for the Diocese of Santa Rosa to file for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection.

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"We were born ready" is the response to questions about how the Church practices what it preaches regarding supporting Mothers and their children.

Catholic churches were targeted for protests and unrest. 

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Bishop Vasa has stated “I have visited with the pastor at St Helena and informed him that if the Archbishop prohibited someone from receiving Holy Communion then that restriction followed the person and that the pastor was not free to ignore it.  The new Canon (1379 §4) makes it clear that providing sacraments to someone prohibited from receiving them its own possible penalties.”

Join Oakland Bishop Michael Barber, CCC Executive Director Kathleen Domingo, and CCC Respect Life Director Molly Sheahan, for this urgent webinar to learn about abortion law throughout the country and in our state.

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Most Reverend Robert Vasa, bishop of the Diocese of Santa Rosa, has appointed Dr. Adrian Peterson to the position of Superintendent of Catholic Schools.

First-Hand Late-Term Abortion Testimony at “Walk for Life West Coast” January 22 in San Francisco

All the women of our region are invited to a GIVEN Gathering event on Saturday, January 29 from 8:30AM to 4PM at Star of the Sea parish in San Francisco.

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The blessing of an Advent wreath takes place on the First Sunday of Advent or on the evening before the First Sunday of Advent.

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Watch the 12 vocation stories from in and around the Diocese of Santa Rosa as we celebrate Vocation Awareness Week!