Archbishop

Archbishop Cordileone along with other Catholic bishops condemned mob violence that occurred Jan. 6 when supporters of President Trump entered the U.S. Capitol to protest Congress certifying the 2020 presidential election.

Dear Faithful People of God of the Archdiocese of San Francisco, Please join with me to pray and to do penance on Jan. 22, the day that the U.S. bishops have designated the “Day of Prayer for the Legal Protection of Unborn Children.”

Given the consistent direction of these court decisions in Diocese of Brooklyn and since, we are interpreting the Governor’s order together with the court decisions to mean that under the Constitution, houses of worship have to be treated at least as well as retail, which for us in California means 20% indoor capacity at this time.

Today in Harvest Rock Church, et al. v Newsom, the Supreme Court remanded a California District Court ruling that had permitted California’s restrictions on worship to continue in order for the court to reconsider its decision in light of the SCOTUS ruling on Nov. 25, 2020 in Roman Catholic Diocese of Brooklyn v. Cuomo.

In a recent article published in First Things Archbishop Charles Chaput, the Archbishop emeritus of Philadelphia, provided valuable clarification on some foundational moral and doctrinal principles.