Newsroom archives
January, 2016
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Local Vietnamese Catholic Community Celebrates Lunar New Year with Historic Tet Festival
enero 28, 2016 at 7:34 pmGARDEN GROVE, calif., (Jan. 28, 2016) - The Most Rev. Kevin W. Vann, Bishop of Orange and the Most Rev. Dominic M. Luong, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of Orange, will preside over a mass and celebration marking the lunar new year and the traditional... -
Award-winning Diocese of Orange Parochial Schools Open Their Doors for National Catholic Schools Week
enero 28, 2016 at 7:28 pmDiocesan schools have been recognized eight times with the prestigious National Blue Ribbon Honor GARDEN GROVE, CALIF. (Jan. 27, 2016) - The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange will again open all of its 41 highly acclaimed faith based schools throughout... -
Bishop Vann to Anoint Sick and Bless Caregivers During World Day of the Sick Mass
enero 25, 2016 at 11:57 pmGarden Grove, calif., (JANUARY 25, 2016) - The Most Rev. Kevin W. Vann, Bishop of Orange will anoint ill patients with holy oil and bless the hands of caregivers with holy water brought from the consecrated grotto of Massabielle in Lourdes, France;... -
Assisted Suicide Referendum Effort Submits Signatures to Elections Officials
enero 04, 2016 at 4:51 pmSacramento, CA - The Coalition Against Assisted Suicide announced today they are submitting signatures with elections officials to complete the referendum drive in opposition to legislation that allows physicians to help kill vulnerable Californians.... -
President of California Catholic Conference Issues Statement on Referendum to Overturn Physician-assisted Suicide
enero 04, 2016 at 4:49 pmThe Most Rev. Jaime Soto, Bishop of Sacramento and President of the California Catholic Conference, has issued the following statement on the referendum to overturn the physician-assisted suicide law (ABx2-15) in California: “Dear Fellow Catholics...
December, 2015
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Christ Cathedral Selects Its First Director of Music Ministries
diciembre 22, 2015 at 7:19 pmInternationally respected liturgical music director and organist John A. Romeri will lead burgeoning music ministry. Garden Grove, CA (Dec. 8, 2015) - After extensive study, discernment, and reflection regarding the unique and dynamic needs of the... -
Vatican Announces Retirement of Bishop Dominic Dinh Mai Luong
diciembre 22, 2015 at 2:12 amThe Vatican on Sunday announced the retirement of Bishop Dominic Dinh Mai Luong, D.D. of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange, effective January 2016. Father Steve Sallot, Vicar General, said in a statement: “We have been blessed to have Bishop Dominic... -
Statement from Bishop Vann About the San Bernardino Tragedy
diciembre 11, 2015 at 3:41 amPHOTO CAPTION/CREDIT: Bishop Gerald R. Barnes of San Bernardino, Calif., Rabbi Jay Sherwood, the Rev. Sally Burton and the Rev. Norman Copeland read a "Prayer for Our Government" during a Dec. 7 interfaith service at Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral...