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Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone with the Office of Vicar for Clergy has announced the following clergy assignments effective tentatively July 1, 2020 except as noted.

Infrastructure to keep Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone in touch with the faithful now includes a podcast, “At your Word.” The title comes from the archbishop’s episcopal motto. The 30-minute podcast is available at https://archdiocesesf.libsyn.com.

I am well aware of the spiritual distress that so many of our people are experiencing due to the unavailability of attending Mass in person. I therefore wish to send you this communication to update you on steps we are taking to reopen for public Mass here in the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

Father Raymund Reyes and Father Andrew Spyrow, vicars for clergy, announced clergy assignments on behalf of Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone April 21, 2020.

Our forty days of penance are fulfilled. Today on Easter, we bask in the glory of Christ’s Resurrection. After the fast, we feast.  

Archbishop Cordileone blessed and consecrated the sacred oils to be used in the church this coming year, noting that the oils are a reminder of the physical reality that is central to the faith. He also thanked those caring for the sick and needy during the pandemic, and he thanked priests for their pastoral creativity.

The pandemic is an opportunity for Catholics to extend Lenten-type discipline past the season and into Easter, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone said in his Palm Sunday homily at St. Mary’s Cathedral on April 5.

The story of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead anticipate's Christ's resurrection. In our present circumstances though, we can learn a lot from the complementary virtues of charity and contemplation of Lazarus’ two sisters, Martha and Mary, Archbishop Cordileone says. ​​​​​​​

In a March 24, 2020, letter to priests, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone addressed celebration of Holy Week liturgies -- Palm Sunday, April 5, 2020, through Easter, April 12, 2020, in the Archdiocese of San Francisco.

The coronavirus pandemic is an opportunity for Catholics to renew the spiritual and sacramental life of the church and stand out as examples of the virtue of neighborliness, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone said in a livestreamed Mass from St. Mary’s Cathedral March 22.

"I invite you to see this as an opportunity to be creative in finding ways to keep holy the Sabbath at home," Archbishop Cordileone said, encouraging the faithful to remain connected and through livestreamed Masses and other resources for spiritual communion. St. Mary's Cathedral will maintain a full schedule of private Masses and the archbishop will celebrate the 11 a.m. Mass this Sunday.

Public masses in the Archdiocese of San Francisco are canceled to comply with stay-at-home orders issued by public health authorities to reduce the spread of the coronavirus, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone said in a March 17 message.

Several members of the Archbishop’s Circle gathered Feb. 29 for their annual Lent Retreat.  Reflections were provided by Father Juan Gonzalez, pastor of Notre Dame des Victoires Parish in San Francisco, and retired Bishop William J. Justice.  Retreatants also engaged in private prayer, the Stations of the Cross and the rosary, and enjoyed social time.

The call to religious life remains an invitation to a heroic journey for young people, Archbishop Cordileone said in his homily for the World Day of Consecrated Life Feb. 2 at St. Matthew Church in San Mateo.

For Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone, the second son and third of four children born into a Sicilian working-class family of fishermen and farmers and schooled in the public system through his freshman year in college, Catholic education holds top priority as a transformative tool for forming faith, building bonds, constructing communities and strengthening society.

Can you imagine the American Catholic Church today without Catholic schools? I certainly cannot. Since 1727, when the Ursuline sisters founded their academy in New Orleans, Catholic schools have taught America’s children. The schools educated the sons and daughters of immigrants.

" ... it is silence that makes room for God, and so keeps us focused on worship of the one true God, and not of the many contemporary idols that are vying for our loyalty," Archbishop Cordileone said.

During Advent, take Paul's counsel to heed the "contrast between night and day, darkness and light." No less now than in Paul's day, living out our baptism means embracing virtue and resisting the vices of the age.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Mary unites all of God’s children, sparking conversions among those of different faiths, Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone said Nov. 16.

The Archdiocese of San Francisco held its second annual Mass for the Homeless Dead on Nov. 23 at Church of the Visitacion in San Francisco. According to its sponsor, the archdiocesan Office of Human Life & Dignity, the Mass gives Catholics an opportunity “to pray for those who are often forgotten both in life and in death.”