Archdiocese

For some, “visiting the prisoner” may not be the most instinctive of the seven corporal acts of mercy. This is not the case for more than 100 Catholics recognized by the restorative justice ministry of the Archdiocese of San Francisco at a service appreciation awards dinner April 25 at St. Mary’s Cathedral. Alone or in groups of other volunteers, they visit city, county and state prision, and juvenile justice centers to read, to pray, to sing, but mostly just to be with prisoners as they struggle with the consequences of their actions, and the uncertainty of their circumstances and human worth.

As we close another academic school year, I want to send a note of congratulations to our recent high school graduates, as well as to the faculty and administrators who guided them during their tenure in Catholic high schools.

Wildfire losses have a far greater on economically vulnerable people than on those with the means to relocate or rebuild, said a Santa Clara University scientist and researcher who participated in a panel discussion on “wildfire ethics” during a campus-sponsored event May 22.

The Archdiocese of San Francisco has a new webpage for Catholics who oppose SB 360, a California bill which if passed, would force priest to disclose information heard in the sacrament of confession.

Gabriela Fajardo and Soledad López are two mothers who have found in their faith the necessary strength to face the demands needed to raise their children born with special needs.

At the heart of Sandra Zicke’s mission as a catechist has been the radical inclusion at the heart of the church.

The traditional outdoor Memorial Day Mass was celebrated May 27 at Holy Cross Cemetery in Menlo Park.

Priests of the Archdiocese of San Francisco marking 50 and 25 years of religious life were joined by friends inside and outside the priesthood for vespers at St. Mary’s Cathedral May 15. Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone and Bishop Ignatius Wang and Bishop William J. Justice, both retired auxiliary bishops of the archdiocese, were on the altar and joined the jubilarians for a celebratory banquet following vespers.