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Comunicado del Arzobispo Salvatore J. Cordileone Con motivo del lanzamiento de la Plataforma de Acción Laudato Si del Santo Padre

La Plataforma de Acción Laudato Si es una iniciativa global lanzada por el Papa Francisco para desarrollar “un nuevo enfoque ecológico que pueda transformar nuestra manera de habitar el mundo,

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November 10, 2021

Statement by Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone On the Occasion of the Launch of the Holy Father’s Laudato Si Action Platform

The Laudato Si Action Platform is a global initiative launched by Pope Francis to develop “a new ecological approach that can transform our way of inhabiting the world, our lifestyles,

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November 10, 2021

Statement of Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone in Opposition to Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021

HR 3755, the misnamed “Women’s Health Protection Act of 2021,” shows to what radical extremes the supposedly “Pro-Choice” advocates in our country will go to protect what they hold most

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September 21, 2021

Declaración del Arzobispo Salvatore J. Cordileone en oposición a la Ley de Protección de la Salud de la Mujer de 2021

La HR 3755, la mal llamada “Ley de Protección de la Salud de las Mujeres de 2021”, muestra hasta qué extremos radicales llegarán los supuestos defensores del “pro-choice” en nuestro

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September 21, 2021

Archbishop Cordileone regarding San Rafael-based Roots of Peace Workers and Cajon Valley High School Students Trapped in Afghanistan

I just got off the phone with Heidi Kuhn.  She is the founder of the San Rafael-based Roots of Peace, a nonprofit that works in Afghanistan to remove landmines and

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August 25, 2021

Archbishop Cordileone on the Celebration of the Traditional Latin Mass

(Traducción al español a continuación) In response to a request from a group of the faithful in the Archdiocese of San Francisco in June, I agreed to allow a monthly

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August 5, 2021

Statement of San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone in response to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defending efforts to permit federal funding of elective abortions

Let me repeat: no one can claim to be a devout Catholic and condone the killing of innocent human life, let alone have the government pay for it.  The right

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July 22, 2021

Statement of San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone in response to the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops vote on Eucharistic Coherence document

I’m grateful that the bishops of the United States placed their trust in the Holy Spirit to guide in our effort to promote and protect the sanctity of the Most

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June 18, 2021

Statement by San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone regarding the letter from sent to USCCB President Archbishop José Gómez

When I was still a new bishop I remember a conversation I had with a priest from Germany, an old classmate of mine from Rome; he told me about how

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May 25, 2021

Archbishop Cordileone’s Response to Speaker Pelosi’s Comments About the Letter from Luis Ladaria, SJ

In response to Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s comments to an EWTN reporter about the letter from Luis Ladaria, SJ, to Archbishop José Gómez, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone of San Francisco has issued

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May 17, 2021

Before I Formed You in the Womb I Knew You

Audio Version Before I Formed You in the Womb I Knew You A Pastoral Letter on the Human Dignity of the Unborn, Holy Communion, and Catholics in Public Life By

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May 1, 2021

Statement by Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone Calls for Ending Violence Against Asian-Americans

“The rise in violence against Asian people across the country is alarming and horrific to all people of right reason.  Even their elders, among the most respected individuals in Asian

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March 30, 2021

Statement regarding Johnson & Johnson Covid-19 Vaccine

“The increased availability of Covid-19 vaccines is already having a welcome effect in reducing the spread of this virus. I encourage everyone to be vaccinated in consultation with their physician.

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March 4, 2021

Justice is Working in Marin County

“The justice system is working.  The matter of what happened on the night of October 12, 2020 at Mission San Rafael will soon rest in the hands of a judge

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February 24, 2021

Rev. Mark Doherty Named Rector of St. Patrick’s Seminary & University

Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone announced today the appointment of Rev. Mark Doherty as the new rector of St. Patrick’s Seminary & University. Fr. Doherty has been the interim rector since

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February 24, 2021

Archbishop Cordileone Comments on AB218 Coordinated Filing

“In January 2020 the State of California opened a new ‘window’ in the statute of limitations related to the sexual abuse of minors. In response, Catholic bishops in the state

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February 11, 2021

A Step Forward in the Protection of Basic Rights

Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court’s injunction issued late last night in South Bay United Pentecostal Church, et. al striking down California’s

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February 6, 2021

Archbishop Cordileone’s Response to Speaker Pelosi’s Comments About Pro-Life Voters

On Monday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi criticized prolife voters who voted for Donald Trump on the abortion issue, saying their votes cause her “great grief as a Catholic” and accusing

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January 21, 2021

As Catholics We Pray for New Administration, Oppose Unjust Threats to Human Life and Dignity

On the occasion of the inauguration of Joseph R. Biden, Jr., as 46th President of the United States of America, Most Reverend José H. Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles and

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January 20, 2021

Archbishop’s Response to Riots at the U.S. Capitol

PDF – Bilingual English/Spanish To attack the U.S. Capitol to express your fear that democracy has been denied is wrong, and also counterproductive. Doubts about free and fair elections cannot

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January 6, 2021

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