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For being here. Its a chance to look inside the arched diocese of San Francisco. The archdiocese of San Francisco. We often dont get a chance to think about how all of the catholic parishes Work Together and seem to be on the same page and take care of all of the practical challenges that come, especially in San Francisco with retrofitting the schools and all of that stuff. You are the people who make that happen. It is good to have a chance to speak with you to realize not only the importance of that, but why you do that. Father pitterick , you have spent many years teaching at fordham univer...

But in late summer, as restrictions on outdoor gatherings in Berkeley relaxed a bit, a small group began to meet, masked and distanced, in a nearby park to read and reflect on Scripture, and pray. (Unsplash/Hannah Busing) Editor's note: A year after churches locked down because of the coronavirus pandemic, we asked two writers to reflect on why they have or have not returned to in-person church. Julie Hanlon Rubio sees herself fasting from in-person Mass for now, while Hosffman Ospino has "returned" to Mass celebrated outdoors, even in winter. What are you doing? Contribute ...

Jesuit Father John Piderit, former vicar for administration for the Archdiocese of San Francisco is seen in 2019 with parishioners of St. Andrew Parish in Daly City, one of the archdiocese’s five current stewardship parishes. (Courtesy of Florian Romero, Office of Stewardship) March 3, 2021 Catholic San Francisco Parishioners of 11 local parishes and others from parishes many more miles away are being guided through Lent this year with a new spiritual exercises program shaped by the spirit and mission of the archdiocese’s stewardship parishes. Lent is an “extraordinary time” for C...

Jesuit Father John Piderit, San Francisco's archdiocesan vicar for administration, celebrates Mass simultaneously with three other priests on the feast of the Assumption near the steps of the city's Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption Aug. 15, 2020. (CNS photo/Dennis Callahan, Archdiocese of San Francisco) Government-imposed public health measures during the COVID pandemic have ignited a new round of church-state conflict, whose resolution—or lack thereof—will resonate long after the coronavirus crisis has passed. These legal clashes have for the most part been viewed—not incorrectl...

Jesuit Fr. John Piderit, San Francisco's archdiocesan vicar for administration, celebrates Mass simultaneously with three other priests on the feast of the Assumption near the steps of the city's Cathedral of St. Mary of the Assumption Aug. 15. (CNS/San Francisco Archdiocese/Dennis Callahan) A virtual posada; vigils in the early afternoon; tickets for Mass — these are some of the ways dioceses are planning to celebrate the Nativity this year. In most U.S. cities, COVID-19 restrictions will prevent Catholics from gathering for large cathedral Masses, but indoor, outdoor a...