Category : California Catholic Conference

Bishop Cantú Elected Secretary/Treasurer of California Catholic Conference

  His brother Bishops have elected Bishop Robert McElroy from the Diocese of San Diego as the new president of the California Catholic Conference. He succeeds Sacramento Bishop Jaime Soto, who completed two terms as president. Bishop McElroy, who is currently in Rome representing the United Sta

California Catholic Bishops Issue Call to Protect Our Common Home

  On Fourth Anniversary of Pope Francis’ Encyclical on Caring for the Earth, Bishops Celebrate Beauty of California While Warning of the Perils Facing Our Home SACRAMENTO, CA – Cherishing the many natural blessings of the Golden State while expressing growing concern with escalating threats to

California Catholic Bishops Welcome Death Penalty Moratorium

San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone, in whose Archdiocese the death chamber is located, has issued the following statement on behalf of the California Catholic Conference of Bishops regarding the declaration of a moratorium on executions by California Governor Gavin Newsom: “The Roman C