Laura Held, President of Cardinal Newman High School in Santa Rosa since 2014 will no longer represent the High School. During her six years at Newman, Laura Held has faced enormous challenges including most notably the partial destruction of the School in 2017 in the Tubbs Fire and this year the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bishop and the Board are grateful to Ms. Held for her leadership in these times of crisis.
On 17 of August 2020, Fr. James McSweeney suddenly passed away in the course of dealing with a serious illness. He was loved by so many who were impacted by his heartfelt and caring ministry.
Recording locations included Oakland’s Fruitvale BART Station, California’s first African-American Catholic Church and a former KKK headquarters in San Diego.
Laura Held, President of Cardinal Newman High School in Santa Rosa since 2014 will no longer represent the High School. During her six years at Newman, Laura Held has faced enormous challenges including most notably the partial destruction of the School in 2017 in the Tubbs Fire and this year the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bishop and the Board are grateful to Ms. Held for her leadership in these times of crisis.
Since the Release of the names of priests accused of sexual abuse of minors in January of 2019 the Diocese of Santa Rosa has pledged greater transparency in regard to the perpetrators of these crimes.
Archbishop Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles and USCCB President, will lead a prayer of re-consecration of our Nation to the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mary, Mother of the Church at 12 pm PDT / 3 pm EDT. At the same time Canada will be doing the same.
The Lord has not abandoned us! First of all, I commend all the faithful for any efforts made to assure some electronic connection with your Church or local parish. I trust that many of you participated in broadcast Masses from your Churches or Chapels and that these provided some spiritual solace.
Memo to All Pastors, Parochial Administrators, Parochial Vicars, Deacons and the People of God: These are very challenging and troubling times which call for prayer, patience and great prudence. While recognizing that the faithful rely greatly upon the spiritual solace which weekly and daily Mass provide, the present threats to the physical health and wellbeing of entire communities require measures in the Church comparable and even greater than those taken by civil authorities.
In response to the current crisis surrounding the Coronavirus, we acknowledge the legitimacy of fears and the need to exercise an abundance of caution in order to minimize the risk of infection and to save lives. At the same time, we recognize the need to exercise our faith and to act in a way consistent with calm attentiveness to prudence, public health and prayer.