100 years of welcoming families and faith
SAN DIEGO — The namesake of St. Didacus Parish isn’t exactly a household name. “‘St. Didacus’ is not very familiar to many people,” said Father…
Children transformed from ‘almost catatonic’ to ‘thriving’
OCEANSIDE — It’s not often that an announcement at Sunday Mass changes your life. But it happened 11 years ago to Jim Napier, of…
Piarists serving as missionaries in … Appalachia?
SAN DIEGO — When you think of “the missions,” what do you imagine? Would you be surprised to learn that there is still mission…
Centenary and beatification make for a historic ‘Mission Sunday’
By Father Soney Sebastian, SVD World Mission Sunday 2026 holds a unique place in the life of the Church as Catholics around the world…
Bishop’s World Mission Sunday message
Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, World Mission Sunday 2026, celebrated on Oct. 17-18, marks the 100th anniversary of its establishment by Pope Pius…
Cancerous tumor removed from Pope Leo’s lung
By Carol Glatz and Josephine Peterson VATICAN CITY — Doctors removed a cancerous tumor from Pope Leo XIV’s lower lobe of his right lung,…
New culture flourishing across diocese
SAN DIEGO — “The Spirit is already alive here.” That’s what a leading voice at the Vatican, Sister Nathalie Becquart, affirmed during a recent…
Pope to have surgery to remove a lung nodule
By Carol Glatz VATICAN CITY — Pope Leo XIV announced that doctors recently found “a small, localized nodule” in his lung and that he…
Celebrating ‘Laudato Si’ Action’ heroes
By Christina Bagaglio Slentz, Ph.D. Bishop Michael Pham led our annual liturgical celebration of the Season of Creation , using Pope Leo XIV’s new…
Is your child anxious and overwhelmed?
SAN DIEGO — Parents are invited to a practical, faith-centered conversation about recognizing if their child is experiencing anxiety and stress, understanding when ordinary…
St. Faustina relic to visit San Diego
SAN DIEGO — A first-class relic of St. Faustina Kowalska, the Polish nun to whom Jesus revealed the Divine Mercy devotion, is on a…
