By Gloria Chavez-Martinez
RIVERSIDE—Springtime is a time of sowing and renewal. Catholic Charities is kicking off the season with a new Community Garden being planted at the Riverside “Center of Hope” Regional Office.
Behavioral Health Conference to focus on compassion for mentally ill
SAN BERNARDINO—The Diocese of San Bernardino is once again hosting a Behavioral Health Conference on May 11 at the Diocesan Pastoral Center.
Catholic Men’s Fellowship approved in the Diocese
Catholic Men’s Fellowship (CMF), a non-profit religious organization that helps men establish faith sharing groups in their parish and provides support to existing men’s faith groups, has received permanent approval as an Apostolic Group in the Diocese of San Bernardino.
Bishop Barnes, local Catholics experience Pope Francis’ visit to Mexico firsthand
By John Andrews
Editor
A couple of fences and a dry levee covering the approximate length of a football field was all that separated Bishop Gerald Barnes from Pope Francis as the Holy Father celebrated Mass in Ciudad Juarez on February 17.
More than 350 adults to be baptized at Easter Vigil this year
By Malie Hudson
Adult catechumens preparing for Baptism were welcomed in Rites of Election held in each of the six vicariates of the diocese in the days following Ash Wednesday.
Faith profiles: Many paths, one journey to becoming a Catholic
By Malie Hudson
After many months of reflection, prayer, conversion and catechesis through the Rite of Christian Initiation of Adults (RCIA), the Diocese’s newest members will be welcomed into full communion with the Catholic Church at their parishes on Easter Vigil.