SAN BERNARDINO—On January 17, Catholic Charities in partnership with Dignity Health’s Community Hospital of San Bernardino and St. Bernardine Medical Center co-hosted a free health care enrollment event to assist uninsured families with enrollment in Covered California private health insurance plans and Medi-Cal. The event took place from 10:00 am to 3:30 pm in the Henderson Auditorium located at Community Hospital in San Bernardino.
Cursillistas gather for annual Multicultural Mass
By Andres Rivera
Staff Writer
MORENO VALLEY—Cursillistas from the Diocese of San Bernardino gathered at St. Christopher, Moreno Valley to celebrate their annual Multicultural Mass on Jan. 24. Auxiliary Bishop Rutilio del Riego, main celebrant of the Mass, encouraged them to celebrate their faith by sharing it with joy to all they meet.
Vocation Story: Hemet local ordained priest for Legionaries of Christ
Father Joseph E Poulin L.C. of Hemet was among 35 young men ordained to priesthood in the Legionaries of Christ on December 13.
Diocese strengthens first major Walk for Life in SoCal
By Mary Huber
LOS ANGELES—Southern California finally has its own Walk for Life!
In commemoration of the U. S. Supreme Court decisions that legalized abortion in the United States, Bishop Gerald Barnes and Auxiliary Bishop Rutilio del Riego joined hundreds of faithful from the Diocese of San Bernardino at the first ever OneLife LA event in Los Angeles on January 17.
Cardinal Maradiaga to religious, lay leaders: open church doors
By Andres Rivera
Staff Writer
SAN BERNARDINO—The church has a task and that is to revive the spirit of discipleship and mission, said Oscar Andres Cardinal Rodriguez Maradiaga, SDB, during talks to diocesan priests, religious and lay leaders the last week of January.
High Desert prays and marches in thanksgiving for life
By Marie Widmann
VICTORVILLE—Standing on a red, white & blue decorated stage, Father John Fahnestock, Vicar Forane of the High Desert Vicariate, proclaimed that the vision of Dr. Martin Luther King’s Civil Rights movement included respect for the life of every human person.