Newsroom archives
June, 2018
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California Catholic Conference announces New Executive Director
junio 27, 2018 at 9:30 pmThe Most Rev. Jaime Soto, Bishop of Sacramento and President of the California Catholic Conference (CCC), announced today that Andrew Rivas has been named Executive Director of the California Catholic Conference. He will assume his position in August... -
California Catholic Conference Applauds U.s. Supreme Court Ruling Upholding Free Speech Rights of Crisis Pregnancy Centers
junio 26, 2018 at 7:54 pmSACRAMENTO – The Most Rev. Jaime Soto, Roman Catholic Bishop of Sacramento and President of the California Catholic Conference, released the following statement today concerning a US Supreme Court ruling overturning a California law restricting the... -
Christ Cathedral Memorial Gardens Cemetery Expansion
junio 26, 2018 at 5:17 pmGarden Grove, Calif., (June 26, 2018) – As part of the transformation underway on the Christ Cathedral campus, the Most Reverend Kevin Vann, Bishop of Orange, will celebrate a blessing and ceremonial groundbreaking for a nearly one-acre expansion of... -
Bishop Vann Ordains Two New Priests for the Diocese of Orange
junio 05, 2018 at 6:11 pmGarden Grove, Calif., (June 5, 2018) - The Most Reverend Kevin Vann, Bishop of Orange, will ordain two men to the priesthood in an ancient and solemn ceremony at Holy Family Cathedral in Orange on June 9, 2018; beginning at 10 a.m. Soon to be ordained,...
May, 2018
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Courts Continue to Rule Against Physician Assisted Suicide Law
mayo 26, 2018 at 12:11 amThe following statement is from Edward ‘Ned” Dolejsi, executive director of the California Catholic Conference, on the Fourth District Court of Appeal denying the California Attorney General’s request for an immediate stay of the ruling that determined... -
Dear Majority Leader Mccarthy… Please Don’t Abdicate Your Authority—allow a Vote on Daca Now.
mayo 18, 2018 at 8:49 pmAs the legislative year counts down and Congress becomes totally focused on the November elections, rather than the Peoples’ business, we urge you, Mr. Majority Leader, to do the right thing and allow the House to find a humane legislative solution for... -
Statement on Ruling Declaring End-of-life Option Act Unconstitutional from Executive Director of the California Catholic Conference
mayo 16, 2018 at 9:59 pmThe following statement is from Edward ‘Ned” Dolejsi, executive director of the California Catholic Conference, on the ruling by a Riverside Superior Court judge that the End-of-Life Options Act is unconstitutional: “We are encouraged by yesterday’s... -
California Catholic Bishops Release Major Statement on Mental Health; Call for Elimination of Stigma and Closer Ties Between Faith and Medicine
mayo 02, 2018 at 1:00 pmSACRAMENTO, CA – May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the California Catholic Conference of Bishops used the opportunity to release an extended pastoral letter on the culture of mental health and the critical need to attend to those who suffer....