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Dec 16, 2025 Dec 16 @ 8:30 am

Catholic regional hub for moms with needs launches in Concord

Saint Francis of Assisi Parish is bringing several charitable efforts for families under one groundbreaking roofA collection of Catholic charitable stalwarts in the East Bay community are coming together in…

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Dec 14, 2025 Dec 16 @ 8:30 am

In memoriam

We mourn for those who lost their lives, were wounded or lost loved ones Sunday in the horrific tragedy at Bondi Beach. We condemn such violence, especially violence in the…

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Dec 12, 2025 Dec 16 @ 8:30 am

Thousands of pilgrims gather, honor Our Lady of Guadalupe

On December 6, thousands gathered in a powerful display of devotion to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe, embarking on the annual Peregrinación Guadalupana—an eight-mile pilgrimage filled with prayer, song, and…

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Dec 9, 2025 Dec 16 @ 8:30 am

Saying “yes” to God each day during Advent

By Pete Burak On the morning of Aug. 7, 2011, I snuck out of bed to procure two cups of coffee from the hotel lobby. As I arrived back at…

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Dec 5, 2025 Dec 16 @ 8:30 am

Atop Tepeyac 

In 1524, Franciscan missionaries left Spain and sailed to the new world, determined to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. They arrived in the port city of Veracruz in May,…

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Dec 3, 2025 Dec 16 @ 8:30 am

Winter Issue of The Catholic Voice Published

Meet our new deacons, learn about Pope Leo’s first apostolic exhortation, and find ways to enter into the spirit of Advent and Christmas in the winter issue of The Catholic…

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Dec 2, 2025 Dec 16 @ 8:30 am

Special appeal for Vietnam and the Philippines

With deep concern for the suffering in the home dioceses in Vietnam and the Philippines of many of our clergy, Bishop Michael C. Barber asks all parishes to consider a…

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Nov 21, 2025 Dec 16 @ 8:30 am

Accompaniment is today’s ‘signs of the times’ for younger generations

Oakland’s coordinator of youth and young adult ministries sees interpersonal connection becoming increasingly important “Contact, connect, care and challenge.”  For years in his work at Holy Spirit Parish in Fremont,…

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Nov 21, 2025 Dec 16 @ 8:30 am

“Father Bud,” Father Walter Mayer, dies Nov. 14

Father Walter W. Mayer, affectionately known to his family as “Father Bud,” passed away peacefully on Nov. 14, 2025, in Walnut Creek, California, at the age of 95. Born in…

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