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CALIFORNIAN FAMILIES TALK PROGRESSIVE BUT LOOK TRADITIONAL, STUDY FINDS

WASHINGTON (CNA) — A new study says that while most Californians support the redefinition of marriage and the family, they... 

by Matt Hadro, Catholic News Agency  

POPE, U.S. BISHOPS TALK ABOUT POLITICAL POLARIZATION INFECTING THE CHURCH

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Catholics need to be on guard against allowing the angry rhetoric that comes from a polarized... 

by Catholic News Service 

THE CATHOLIC FAITH OF KOBE BRYANT

Los Angeles, Calif., Jan 26, 2020 / 02:08 pm (CNA) – Basketball superstar Kobe Bryant, a parishioner in the Diocese... 

by Catholic News Agency 

FORMING KIDS’ FAITH

Trish Novobilski has been a religious education instructor for more than 30 years, yet children still surprise and delight her... 

by Cathi Douglas 

CATHOLIC MAN OF THE YEAR

St. Joseph Evangelization Network-St. Joseph Radio each year honors Catholic lay men who give selflessly to the Church. The individual... 

by Staff  

Local

REMEMBERING OUR VETERANS

On Saturday December 14th, Knights of Columbus council 12451 from St. Edward the Confessor parish, Dana Point participated in national “Wreaths…

FLU FACTOR: DIOCESES TAKE STEPS TO PREVENT VIRUS FROM SPREADING

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The flu season is here and dioceses across the country are taking precautions to avoid spreading illness. …

WELCOME HOME

St. Joseph Parish in Placentia is offering a special series called “Welcome Home” for Catholics who have been away from…

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Christ Cathedral

CATHEDRAL MEMORIAL GARDENS CEMETERY EXPANSION UPDATE 

A year -and-a-half after ground was officially broken, work on the first phase of expansion on the Cathedral Memorial Gardens…

NIGHT OF SACRED MUSIC

History was being made on the evening of Friday, Dec. 6, when arguably the largest gathering of Vietnamese Catholics in…

PASTA’S POWER ON DISPLAY

The Christ Cathedral campus in Garden Grove was the site of the Dec. 6 KFI/AM640 Pastathon, where pasta, sauce and…

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Sports

GOAL!

David Mitzner didn’t just make one improbable save on the penalty kick. He made two.  The Servite boys’ soccer team…

THE NEXT STEP

Another batch of Trinity League football players cemented their college plans by signing letters of intent on Dec. 18.  That…

LIONS AND FRIARS AND ROYALS, OH MY!

Last month was National Signing Day, the first day high school seniors can sign letters of intent to continue their…

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Local Headlines

HOMELESS PERSONS INTERFAITH MEMORIAL SERVICE
December 21 – the first day of winter and the longest night of the year – marks National Homeless Persons’...

A VERY SPECIAL CHRISTMAS
St. Hedwig Catholic Church hosted over 250 persons who would have otherwise been alone for Christmas dinner on Christmas Day.  ...

BISHOP THANH THAI NGUYEN IN SERVICE TO THOSE IN NEED
Viet Love Mission, organized by a group of Vietnamese parishioners from La Purisima Catholic Church in Orange, serves food and...

Opinion Headlines

WHEN IT COMES TO GIVING, LESS IS MORE
Every year my sister and I make the same promise to each other. “One year, we’re not going to do...

EPILEPSY, A POPE, AND THE IMMACULATE CONCEPTION
There once was a young boy in Italy named Giovanni who dreamed of serving the pope as a papal guard....

‘HAPPY HOLY DAYS!’
Is it my imagination, or has the Christmas shopping season (or “holiday shopping season”) extended itself by another few weeks?...

National

THE ONE POPE

The new and much-ballyhooed Netflix film The Two Popes should, by rights, be called The One Pope, for it presents a fairly nuanced,…

QUIET LEARNING TAKES PLACE IN CATHOLIC SCHOOL’S SIGN LANGUAGE COURSE

NEW ORLEANS (CNS) — One of the hallmarks of a Catholic school is what you don’t hear.   More than a…

LOVE OF BAKING, CULINARY SKILLS AND PRAYER MAKE RELIGIOUS BROTHER A WINNER

WASHINGTON (CNS) — The oven timer dings, alerting Capuchin Franciscan Brother Andrew Corriente the chocolate layer cake he is baking…

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National Headlines

PLANNED PARENTHOOD ANNUAL REPORT: MORE GOVERNMENT MONEY, MORE ABORTIONS
WASHINGTON D.C. (CNA) — Planned Parenthood released its latest annual report on Monday, showing a continued increase in the number of...

WILL 2020 BRING PRO-LIFE MOMENTUM TO STATE LEGISLATURES?
Washington D.C., Jan 7, 2020 / 04:52 pm (CNA) – Pro-life advocates are hopeful that 2020 will see the pro-life...

CATHOLIC LEADERS JOIN NEW YORKERS IN MARCH AGAINST HATE
BROOKLYN, N.Y. (CNS) — Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan of New York and Bishop Nicholas DiMarzio of Brooklyn joined about 25,000...

TEENS DESERVE BETTER THAN PLANNED PARENTHOOD IN LA SCHOOLS, CRITICS SAY
Los Angeles, Calif., Dec 18, 2019 / 12:47 am (CNA) – As Planned Parenthood prepares to open as many as...

World

POPE FRANCIS: TO KNOW CHRIST BETTER, CONTEMPLATE HIS ‘HOLY FACE’

Vatican City, Jan 19, 2020 / 06:26 am (CNA) – Meditating on the Gospel and on Christ’s holy face is…

SAINT PROFILE: VINCENT PALLOTTI

This founder spent his entire life in Rome. Even as a youth he was devoted to Mary and the poor….

POPE SETS SPECIAL DAY TO HONOR, STUDY, SHARE THE BIBLE

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — The newly established “Sunday of the Word of God” is an invitation to Catholics across the…

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World Headlines

POPE APPOINTS FIRST WOMAN TO VATICAN FOREIGN MINISTRY POST
VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Pope Francis named Francesca Di Giovanni, a longtime Vatican official, as an undersecretary in the Vatican’s...

ARCHITECT CALLS FOR NOTRE-DAME’S ROOF TO BE REBUILT OF WOOD
Paris, France, Jan 11, 2020 / 06:01 am (CNA) – A leading architect in France has urged that the roof...

POPE FRANCIS: IT IS BEAUTIFUL WHEN BABIES CRY AT MASS
Vatican City, Jan 12, 2020 / 04:30 am (CNA) – Pope Francis baptized 32 babies in the Sistine Chapel Sunday,...

SAINT PROFILE: MARGUERITE BOURGEOYS
Growing up in Troyes, France, Marguerite formed a special relationship with Our Lady. She was turned away by two religious...

Education

INVITATION TO CATHOLIC SCHOOLS WEEK

National Catholic Schools Week is upon us! Since 1974, the last Sunday of January has been designated to kick off…

SHARING THE TRUE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS

The Science of Gingerbread is California’s largest gingerbread competition and display featuring more than 200 entries annually. This past Christmas season,…

ST. EDWARD THE CONFESSOR PARISH SCHOOL LENDS A HAND

A  home means so much. A home can give a sense of stability, comfort, peace and most of all love. Casa…

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Education Headlines

A TRADITION OF FAITH AND EXCELLENCE
Formal Catholic education in Orange County began in 1910. Over a hundred years later, the journey of faith and excellence...

STRONG FOUNDATION
St. Bonaventure Church in Huntington Beach is nearing completion of a 15-month-long renovation of the main church building that has...

AN ADVENT MESSAGE
During this season of Advent, I would like to take a moment to reflect on the blessing of our Catholic...

CATHOLIC NIGHT WITH OUR ANAHEIM DUCKS
The fourth annual Catholic Night at the Honda Center is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 21. Fans will not only watch...