With renewed federal momentum to pursue comprehensive immigration reform, the Diocese of San Bernardino has joined in several advocacy events and held meetings with members of Congress to push for change in what the Church believes is a broken system.
Dioceses join forces to host vocation workshop
By Andres Rivera
Staff Writer
RANCHO CUCAMONGA—The vocation directors for the Diocese of San Bernardino, Diocese of Orange and Archdiocese of Los Angeles will once again pool their resources to host a workshop on religious life from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. on April 20 at Sacred Heart Parish, Rancho Cucamonga.
Catholic Charities Hosts 8th Annual Spring Health and Resources Fair
COACHELLA VALLEY—On March 23, Catholic Charities San Bernardino-Riverside hosted its 8th annual Spring Health and Resources Fair at Veterans Park in the Coachella Valley. There were over 800 Coachella Valley residents in attendance and over 30 community agencies providing free information on nutritional health awareness to Coachella families.
Straling, Cohn and Sisters of Incarnate Word to receive top episcopal honor
By Andres Rivera
Staff Writer
PALM DESERT—Founders, friends and key ministers in the early days of the Diocese of San Bernardino will be honored at the Fourteenth Annual Bishop’s Dinner on April 6 at the J W Marriot Desert Springs Resort in Palm Desert.
In the 35th anniversary year of the diocese’s founding, Bishop Emeritus of Reno Phillip Straling, founding bishop of the diocese, Rabbi Hillel Cohn, and the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word will receive Bishop Gerald Barnes’ Episcopal honor, the Amar Es Entregarse Award, at the dinner.
All six vicariates gather under one (church) roof
YUCAIPA—To mark the Year of Faith, Bishop Gerald Barnes decided to bring all six vicariates of the diocese together for a day of fellowship, reflection, faith sharing and worship.
The diocese holds Combined Vicariate meetings for the San Bernardino and Riverside pastoral regions each year, allowing Bishop Barnes to address parish leadership and staff on a large scale. This year, on Feb. 19, the two meetings became one “Unified Vicariate,” held at St. Francis Xavier Cabrini Church in Yucaipa.
Bishop del Riego leads diocesan presence at Walk for Life
By Mary Huber
SAN FRANCISCO—To mark the 40th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Catholics from the Diocese of San Bernardino once again joined Auxiliary Bishop Rutilio del Riego in San Francisco for the 9th annual Walk for Life, West Coast.