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Archbishop: State Should Implement Supreme Court Ruling

Archbishop Cordileone Calls on California to Implement Supreme Court’s Ruling, and for Safe Public Worship: “Catholics Need the Body and Blood of Christ This Christmas” Most Rev. Salvatore J. CordileoneDecember

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December 3, 2020

Church Closures Deny Natural and Constitutional Right to Worship

Most Rev. Salvatore J. CordileoneNovember 28, 2020 Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone reacts to today’s announcements of a return to restrictions that included no congregations for worship inside churches in two of

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November 28, 2020

Response to Marin County DA’s Decision to Prosecute for Felony Vandalism Mob who Toppled St. Junipero Serra Statue at Mission San Rafael

This is a breakthrough moment for Catholics.  Marin County District Attorney Lori Frugoli’s decision to prosecute on the charge of felony vandalism represents the first time that any of the

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November 13, 2020

Reaction to Vatican Report on Theodore McCarrick

Today in Rome, the Vatican released its report on former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick. The report is available here. Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone had the following reaction: Like many priests, I hold treasured and

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November 10, 2020

Marin D.A. Asked to Press Maximum Charges in Serra Statue Vandalism

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October 26, 2020

Pope Francis and Civil Unions: the Backstory

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October 21, 2020

El arzobispo Cordileone pide el enjuiciamiento de la “turba pequeña y violenta” que profanó la estatua de San Junípero Serra en la Misión San Rafael

PDF English   |    Spanish San Francisco, CA – 13 de Octubre 2020 – “Una vez más, esta vez en la Parroquia St. Raphael, una estatua de San Junípero Serra fue desfigurada

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October 13, 2020

Archbishop Cordileone calls for prosecution of “small, violent mob” who desecrated St. Junípero Serra statue on Mission Church property

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October 13, 2020

Memo to Priests: “Reopening for public Masses, part 8.”

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September 13, 2020

Archbishop Cordileone Calls on San Francisco to Lift Unfair Restrictions on the Mass

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August 31, 2020

Archbishop’s Reopening Protocols

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August 14, 2020

Joint Statement of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco and the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco Denouncing the Conversion of Hagia Sofia Cathedral to Mosque

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July 31, 2020

Joint Letter from the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco and the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco to Speaker Nancy Pelosi in support of HR 49, religious freedom for the Coptic Orthodox Christians in Egypt

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July 31, 2020

Memo to Priests: Reopening for public Masses, part 6

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July 30, 2020

Op-Ed: What’s in a Name?

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July 17, 2020

June 30, 2020 – Op-Ed: Statues of St. Junipero Serra Deserve to Stay

Opinion piece from the Washington Post, June 30, 2020

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June 20, 2020

“Healing of Memories and Historical Accuracy” On the destruction of the St. Junipero Serra Statue

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June 20, 2020

Joint Statement of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco and the Greek Orthodox Metropolis of San Francisco Denouncing the Killing of George Floyd and the Ensuing Civil Unrest and Protests

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June 4, 2020

In Reaction to the Death of George Floyd, and the Aftermath

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June 3, 2020

An Update to the People of God on First Steps in Reopening for Public Mass

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May 12, 2020

Response to Pope Francis’s Letter to World Popular Movements on Easter Sunday 2020

In Appreciation of the Work of Popular Movements – Bilingual

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April 13, 2020

2020 Easter Greeting

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April 12, 2020

Recommendations for Keeping the Lord’s Day Holy at Home

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March 17, 2020

A Message to the People of God Concerning the Coronavirus Epidemic

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March 17, 2020

Memorandum to Priests of the Archdiocese on Coronavirus Precautions

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March 16, 2020

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