The reverence that Inland Catholics have for Our Lady of Guadalupe and her Dec. 12 Feast Day is most obvious in the many processions that take place around the Diocese.
“Cause of our Joy”: Bishop Barnes celebrates Immaculate Conception with Nicaraguan community
By Petra Alexander
SAN BERNARDINO—The Nicaraguan community of the Diocese gathered at Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral in San Bernardino with Bishop Gerald Barnes to celebrate their Patroness on the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, Dec. 8.
Sense of mission drives successful stewardship, Conference teaches
SAN BERNARDINO—Recognizing God’s generosity to us and His call to missionary discipleship is a far more compelling fundraising message than the benefits of a specific project or the need to “pay the bills” at the parish.
Migrant Mass to honor Holy Rosary Cathedral for ministry to asylum seekers
SAN BERNARDINO—On January 12, 2020, the Diocese of San Bernardino will hold its annual Migrant Mass at Our Lady of the Rosary Cathedral in San Bernardino at 3 p.m.
Local Catholics encouraged to attend One Life LA, be the Light of Christ
LOS ANGELES—Please join us at the sixth annual One Life LA Walk for Life, January 18, 2020 as tens of thousands of Christians celebrate the beauty of every human life from conception to natural death. As Bishop Gerald Barnes states: “We must use our prayers, our service to life and our actions and be the Light of Christ.”
By the numbers: Diocese again the nation’s fifth largest
Looking at the list of America’s most populous dioceses, you see Catholic bastions like New York, Los Angeles, Boston and Chicago.
Right behind those “big four” on the latest list is the Diocese of San Bernardino. At 1,740,655 Catholics, the Diocese is once again counted as the fifth largest in the United States.