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Catholic churches were targeted for protests and unrest. 

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.

Pro-life leaders, hopes raised, react cautiously to leaked abortion decision draft

Divine Mercy Sunday Since 2000, the second Sunday of Easter has also been known as Divine Mercy Sunday.

You can follow Holy Week, Easter events on EWTN. Here's the schedule 

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.

Many of you know this wonderful priest who ministered in the Archdiocese of San Francisco...

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

Advent Activities and Blessings for The Home

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

PRACTICES ABSOLUTELY UNWORTHY OF THE CHRISTIAN NAME - PART I

California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a pair of bills Sept. 22 that relate to privacy surrounding abortion, and a policy expert commented to CNA that the laws highlight the importance of parent-child communication regarding difficult topics such as abortion. 

Statement from the Bishop of the Diocese of Santa Rosa regarding Fr. Adam Kotas

During the pandemic when many have yet to return to worship in our churches, Pope Francis’ reminder at the Eucharistic Congress of the centrality of the Blessed Sacrament in Catholic life is more urgently needed than ever.

Pope Francis’ trip to Slovakia this Sunday will be “a historic moment,” according to the country’s ambassador to the Holy See.