Los Altos prayer walkers carried signs from St. Nicholas Church to Los Altos City hall, Jan. 22, during pro-life remembrance.
The rain poured down on Jan. 22, but as Mass-goers emerged from St. Nicholas Church in Los Altos, the sun was shining as pro-life speakers marked the 37th anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision. [more]
Bishop Patrick J. McGrath greets diocesan school students on steps of St. Joseph Cathedral Basilica before Prayer Service marking Catholic Schools Week.
“Dividends for Life” was the 2010 theme of Catholic Schools Week, Jan. 31 – Feb. 6, as the nation’s Catholic schools celebrated their mission to educate and form youth in the faith.
The Diocese of San Jose kicked off Catholic Schools Week, Feb. 1, with a Prayer Service at St. Joseph Cathedral Basilica presided by Bishop Patrick J. McGrath with Vicars General Msgr. Francis Cilia and Father Brendan McGuire. [more]
In the San Jose area, the Spring 40 Days for Life campaign will begin Feb. 17 and end March 28. There will be a twelve-hour prayer vigil each day from 7 am to 7 pm at the Planned Parenthood Clinic in San Jose. [more]
The Diocese of San Jose mourns for the victims of the Haiti Earthquake. There will be special collections January 16 - 17 to provide emergency supplies and relief needs to the people of Haiti. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all the people affected by the devastation of the earthquake.
The Catholic community in the United States is reaching out to our brothers and sisters in Haiti [more]