Father Joseph E Poulin L.C. of Hemet was among 35 young men ordained to priesthood in the Legionaries of Christ on December 13.
Diocese strengthens first major Walk for Life in SoCal
By Mary Huber
LOS ANGELES—Southern California finally has its own Walk for Life!
In commemoration of the U. S. Supreme Court decisions that legalized abortion in the United States, Bishop Gerald Barnes and Auxiliary Bishop Rutilio del Riego joined hundreds of faithful from the Diocese of San Bernardino at the first ever OneLife LA event in Los Angeles on January 17.
Cardinal Maradiaga to religious, lay leaders: open church doors
By Andres Rivera
Staff Writer
SAN BERNARDINO—The church has a task and that is to revive the spirit of discipleship and mission, said Oscar Andres Cardinal Rodriguez Maradiaga, SDB, during talks to diocesan priests, religious and lay leaders the last week of January.
High Desert prays and marches in thanksgiving for life
By Marie Widmann
VICTORVILLE—Standing on a red, white & blue decorated stage, Father John Fahnestock, Vicar Forane of the High Desert Vicariate, proclaimed that the vision of Dr. Martin Luther King’s Civil Rights movement included respect for the life of every human person.
Bishop del Riego meets Pope Francis at immigration conference
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.
Bishop urges uninsured to seek health care coverage
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.