First recorded Catholic baptisms in California

$6.8 million settlement reached in Hanna Boys Center abuse lawsuit: It appears to be the largest single settlement over about a quarter century of sex abuse cases involving the Santa Rosa diocese
Religious Freedom Week under way: On June 29 at Sts. Peter and Paul Parish in San Francisco, Catholic filmmakers will discuss faith in Hollywood and the recent success of religious films
Beatification cause for Archbishop Sheen has resumed: The remains will be encased into a marble monument inside the Cathedral of St. Mary of the Immaculate Conception in Peoria

Retired bishop says Vatican-China agreement is good deal for the Church: Bishop Wang spoke to Catholic San Francisco June 24 about the church in China and persecution of the faith.
First recorded Catholic baptisms in California: In 1957, the first historic marker commemorating the baptism was placed near the original site at Camp Pendleton.
Worth driving to: St. John Maron Church, Orange County: St. John Maron in Orange, CA 92868

Priest twice convicted of possessing child porn still collecting a paycheck from Fresno diocese: He is the diocese’s only priest with a criminal conviction who is still on paid administrative leave

He brought 54 converts with him: Fr. Bartus is part of a unique group of former Anglican and Protestant priests that are in The Personal Ordinariate of the Chair of Saint Peter