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California lifts indoor worship rules; bishops say safety still a priority

by | Apr 15, 2021 | , , , , , , , , , | 0 |

California’s Catholic bishops “remain committed to the complete resumption of indoor worship in a responsible and safe manner,” said an April 13 statement issued by the Executive Committee of the California Catholic Conference, the public policy arm of the bishops.

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‘Let my people worship,’ archbishop says after California church decision

by | Dec 4, 2020 | , , , , , , , , | 0 |

In response to the Supreme Court’s Dec. 3 order saying federal judges should take another look at pandemic limits on California churches, San Francisco’s archbishop said: “The time is overdue for our civil officials to work with us and other churches on worshiping safely.”

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Archbishop calls latest California church closures ‘blatant discrimination’

by | Nov 30, 2020 | , , , , , , , | 0 |

Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone of San Francisco described as “blatant discrimination” a return by California to more severe COVID-19 restrictions that closed churches in two of the three counties that comprise the San Francisco Archdiocese.

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Bishops say local health officials should help decide on reopening schools

by | Jul 27, 2020 | , , , , | 0 |

California’s Catholic bishops said they understand the “real and ongoing” threat of the coronavirus and concerns over returning safely to schools, but they also are worried about schoolchildren’s overall health and development if they cannot return soon to classroom learning.

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Trump says houses of worship ‘essential,’ directs governors to open them

by | May 25, 2020 | , , , , , , , , | 0 |

Saying America needs “more prayer, not less,” President Donald Trump May 22 declared houses of worship “essential” and directed the country’s governors “to do the right thing and allow these very important essential places of faith to open right now, this weekend.”

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