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2024 – 2025 Official Directory Of The Archdiocese Of San Francisco

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An Eastern Catholic Easter: Ukrainian Catholic Church embraces Lent and “Pascha” with symbolic traditions
The beloved Easter basket. In certain Eastern Catholic churches of the Byzantine rite, it’s more than a candy-crammed straw container delivered to children by a mythical bunny. It’s a venerable… Read More
Steeped in ancient tradition, Archbishop resurrects full-immersion baptisms at cathedral
Being baptized into the Catholic faith as an adult is a life-changing experience, the meaning of which Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone believes is expressed most fully in the ancient tradition… Read More
Mysterium Fidei: Holy Thursday
What Jesus passes on to them is no longer mere pieces of unleavened Easter bread or the sacred drink-offering of the Pasch, but the mystery of the New Covenant just… Read More
More than 1,700 “Pilgrims of Hope” participate in local Jubilee pilgrimage and Mass
The local pilgrimage is part of the larger celebration of the Jubilee in the Universal Church. Pope Francis has designated the 2025 Jubilee Year as a time to renew ourselves… Read More
Archbishop Cordileone celebrates annual Chrism Mass at the Cathedral
The Chrism Mass is one of the most solemn and significant liturgies of the Church year. During the Mass, Archbishop Cordileone blessed the three sacred oils—Oil of the Sick, Oil… Read More
Uniting in prayer this Easter
This year, we see a rare event where both calendars align and the Orthodox and Catholic churches will hold Easter on the same day, April 20.
Northern California Catholic Youth Choral Festival held at St. Mary’s Cathedral
A chorus of young voices filled the Cathedral of Saint Mary of the Assumption in San Francisco on Saturday, April 6, as eight Catholic school choirs and more than 150… Read More
Can I go green with my funeral?
By Father Vincent Woo For nearly 2,000 years, Catholics were only permitted to bury their bodies. Cremation, on the other hand, was strictly prohibited until 1963. The current discipline of… Read More

Latest from Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone

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“Humble Gratitude and Obedience: the Path to Pleasing God and to Life with Him”
Homily for the Easter Vigil, Year “C”; April 19, 2025; St. Mary’s Cathedral
“The New Passover and the Spring Cleaning of the Soul”
Homily for Holy Thursday; April 17, 2025; St. Mary’s Cathedral
“Spiritual Conditioning for the Harvest of Souls”
Homily for Chrism MassApril 10, 2025; St. Mary’s CathedralLeer en español Introduction Once upon a time, a long, long time ago, when I was pursuing my theology studies in Rome… Read More
The look of Jesus, the conscience of the disciple
Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone’s Column for the 2025 Easter issue of Catholic San Francisco magazine.
“Learning Lessons from the Story of the Woman Caught in Adultery”
Homily for the 5th Sunday of Lent, Year “C” April 5, 2025; St. Mary’s Cathedral; Northern California Regional Choir Festival of American Federation Pueri Cantores
“The Incarnation, the Cross, and the Blueprint for a Truly Human and Holy Civilization”
Sermon for the Salutations to the Holy Cross with His Eminence, Metropolitan Gerasimos; Holy Cross Greek Orthodox Church; March 20, 2025
“Giving Something Up Is Doing Something Positive: The Spiritual Side of the Pain-Pleasure Principle”
Homily for the 1st Sunday of Lent, Year “C”; March 9, 2025; St. Mary’s Cathedral
“Freely Choosing to Suffer with Christ for Solidarity with the Poor”
Homily, Friday After Ash Wednesday; Mass for High School Teachers’ Convocation; March 7, 2025; Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption

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Apr 27
Canonization of Blessed Carlo Acutis LIVE Watch Party
Join the Archdiocesan Youth and Young Adult Ministries for a LIVE watch party of Blessed Carlo Acutis’ canonization Mass. Due to late night nature of this event, this watch party… Read More
Apr 27
Private Screening of Carlo Acutis: Roadmap to Reality movie
Join the Archdiocesan Youth & Young Adult Ministries for a Private Screening of Carlo Acutis | Roadmap to Reality on Sunday, April 27 at 2:00PM at the Cinemark Century at Tanforan (1188 El Camino Real… Read More
Apr 30
OLA Speaker Series featuring world-renowned photographer Michael Collopy
Join Our Lady of Angels parish for their 2025 Jubilee Speaker Series. the second event of the year will be a talk by photographer Michael Collopy. The event will take… Read More
May 02
Monthly Vocations Holy Hour
Join us as we pray a monthly Eucharistic Holy Hour at the Cathedral, “our mother church,” for an increase and strengthening of vocations to the priesthood in the Archdiocese.  All… Read More
May 10
Young Adult Beloved Dinner
Young Adults are invited to join the Archdiocese of San Francisco for The Beloved Dinner on Saturday, May 10, at the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption. The evening… Read More
May 17
Excell Network Breakfast, Saturday, May 17, 2025
Excell Network Monthly Breakfasts are open to anyone who wants to support scholarships for justice-involved students, get to know their stories, and build community. For more information contact Julio Escobar… Read More
May 17
Sound of Freedom – Movie Screening & Discussion on Human Trafficking
Join us for a movie and discussion around the very important prolife issue of Human Trafficking.  Date & Time: Saturday, May 17 at 2:00 P.M.          … Read More
May 23
Women’s Retreat for Healing after abortion
Women’s Healing Retreat after abortion Bilingual English and Spanish Confidential Location. All inquiries are confidential. Fr. Vito Perrone, COSJ will lead this free three day retreat.  The weekend includes Mass,… Read More

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