By John Andrews
Editor

VATICAN CITY, ROME—When Auxiliary Bishop Rutilio del Riego spoke briefly with Pope Francis in Rome last month at an international conference on immigration he said the groundbreaking Pontiff radiated all of the qualities that have marked his 21-month papacy.

SAN BERNARDINO—Bishop Gerald Barnes has again called on uninsured persons to seek medical care coverage during the second open enrollment period of Covered California, the private health insurance exchange in California created to facilitate compliance with the federal Affordable Care Act.

By Mary Huber

LOS ANGELES—Every January Catholics and others who support the Culture of Life mark the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decisions legalizing the termination of a pregnancy by taking to the streets and praying for an end to abortion.

By John Andrews
Editor

RIVERSIDE—Iguala, Mexico is more than 1,600 miles from Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church in Riverside.

 But the tragic abduction and presumed death of 43 college students there has stirred sadness and anger in the Riverside parish and other faith communities in the diocese that have strong ties to Mexico.

 President Barack Obama’s Nov. 20 announcement of a sweeping executive action to address the country’s broken immigration system was welcomed by Bishop Gerald Barnes for its potential relief to families living in fear of separation and harm.

By Andres Rivera
Staff Writer

RANCHO CUCAMONGA—Bishop Gerald Barnes ordained six men permanent Deacons for the Diocese on Nov. 22 at Sacred Heart Parish, Rancho Cucamonga. 

 The new deacons are Porfirio Diaz from St. Martha, Murrieta; Mark Lopez from St. Joseph, Upland; Andrew Orosco from St. Patrick, Moreno Valley; Mark Padilla from Our Lady of Perpetual Help, Indio; Manuel Rivas from St. Christopher, Moreno Valley and Brooke Wagner from St. Joseph, Big Bear Lake.