Salvatore Cordileone
The pandemic is reminding us that ‘pro-life’ and ‘anti-abortion’ are not the same
By John Gehring — January 21, 2022
(RNS) — Strict anti-abortion stances are at odds with opposition to vaccine mandates and other broader life issues.
As Pope Francis’ critics vent their anger, what comes out is vaccine disinformation
By Phyllis Zagano — January 14, 2022
(RNS) — The number of Catholics alike ignoring church teachings demonstrates a large leak in the barque of Peter.
Someone is killing Republicans and Trump voters
By Thomas Reese — December 8, 2021
(RNS) — It is up to conservative leaders to save their own.
San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone reveals he is not vaccinated against COVID-19
By Alejandra Molina — December 3, 2021
(RNS) — In a Dec. 1 interview with the San Francisco Chronicle’s 'It's All Political' podcast, Cordileone said he learned from his primary health physician that he has 'a good immune system.'
California bishops should ask, ‘What would Junipero Serra do?’
By Thomas Reese — October 28, 2021
(RNS) — Junipero Serra, a Franciscan priest canonized by Pope Francis in 2015, has become the center of a firestorm in California where he was a Spanish missionary for 15 years beginning in 1768.
It’s time to end the Catholic Church’s abortion culture wars
By John Gehring — October 20, 2021
(RNS) — Catholic bishops should spend more time listening to people, including pro-choice Catholic women.
One year later, advocates pressure for charges to be dropped in toppling of Serra statue
By Alejandra Molina — October 11, 2021
(RNS) — Referred to as the 'Indigenous Peoples 5,' the five protesters are each facing one count of felony vandalism for leveling the statue at Mission San Rafael Arcángel in San Rafael.
Pope Francis meets with US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi at the Vatican
By Paul O'Donnell — October 9, 2021
(RNS) — The meeting came as American Catholic bishops consider how to press the church’s teaching against abortion in the face of an avowedly pro-choice Democratic administration.
Where Serra statues once stood, a chance to honor California’s Indigenous people
By Alejandra Molina — October 1, 2021
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — A year after protesters across California toppled monuments to Serra, Indigenous leaders, artists and others are seeking to activate those sites in a way that would memorialize the state’s Indigenous people.
Bishops quick to debate Eucharist — and Joe Biden — at meeting
By Jack Jenkins — June 16, 2021
(RNS) — It didn’t take long for bishops to refer to the ‘issue of our Catholic president receiving Holy Communion.’
In Biden Communion debate, US bishops’ show willingness to test Pope Francis
By Claire Giangravé — May 28, 2021
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — The pope’s vocal opposition to abortion, which he calls 'a grave mortal sin,' is often quoted by prelates who object to administering Communion to pro-choice political leaders.
Politicizing Biden’s faith is pastoral malpractice
By John Gehring — May 5, 2021
(RNS) — Deploying Communion as a bludgeon to selectively sanction elected officials on a single issue is not the answer.
Thousands sign petition in support of five charged in Junipero Serra statue toppling
By Alejandra Molina — December 9, 2020
(RNS) — Five people charged with the toppling of a Junipero Serra statue at a California church in October are scheduled to appear in court this week.
Teachers at religious schools fear Supreme Court took away their civil rights
By Yonat Shimron — July 22, 2020
(RNS) — This month’s Supreme Court ruling established that any religious school teacher who performs a religious function is beyond the reach of civil rights protections accorded to other workers.
San Francisco archbishop blasts gender transitions as threat to faith
By David Gibson — June 3, 2015
(RNS) Amid the national buzz over transgender celebrity Caitlyn (formerly Bruce) Jenner, San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone denounced the spread of “gender ideology” and warned that it threatens the very foundation of the church’s faith.
