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Roman Catholic Diocese Of San Diego Declares Bankruptcy

June 18, 2024 2:45 amJune 18, 2024 2:46 am

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Oakland filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday because of 450 current claims for child sex abuse charges, becoming the latest to do so in California because of the high number of child sexual abuse...

Roman Catholic Archdiocese of San Francisco Declares Bankruptcy

August 22, 2023 12:42 pmAugust 22, 2023 12:42 pm

San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone announced late on Monday that the Archdiocese would be filing for bankruptcy, becoming the latest to do so in California because of the high number of child sexual abuse lawsuits. In the past ten years,...

Human Composting Burial Signed into Law by Gov. Newsom

September 20, 2022 2:09 pmSeptember 21, 2022 4:30 pm

A bill to allow Californians to choose to be composted after death, along with cremation and burial options, was signed into law by Governor Gavin Newsom earlier this week. Assembly Bill 351, authored by Assemblywoman Cristina Garcia (D-Bell Gardens), will...

Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez To Become Next President of American Bishops

November 11, 2019 5:23 pmNovember 11, 2019 5:25 pm

At the three day United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore this week, Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez is widely expected to become the new president of American bishops. Archbishop Gomez, the current Vice President, would also become the...