Michael Pham responded immediately. “I do accept the pastoral care of the people of God in the diocese of San Diego.” ...

Bishop Pham was appointed as the new bishop of San Diego May 22, in one of Pope Leo XIV's first appointments since the May 18 ...

San Bernardino Roman Catholic Bishop Alberto Rojas issued a dispensation Tuesday evening, offering members of his diocese’s ...

Here's what Bishop Alberto Rojas' decree says, and how other religious leaders in California have addressed the immigrant ...

The BriefSan Bernardino Bishop Alberto Rojas has issued a decree dispensing parishioners from Sunday mass obligations due to ...

Bishop Alberto Rojas of the Diocese of San Bernardino lifted the obligation to attend Mass for anyone who had a “genuine fear ...

A Bishop in Southern California allowed those who are afraid of “immigration enforcement actions” to be “dispensed” from the ...

The dispensation is a move usually reserved for extenuating circumstances, like the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

In this photo provided by UM News, United Methodist Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño, foreground, attends her church trial on Sept. 19, 2023, in Glenview, Ill. Beside her are her two counsel, the Rev ...