San Diego
After pushback, US Navy agrees to retain contracts with civilian Catholic priests at California naval bases
By Alejandra Molina — September 9, 2020
(RNS) — This announcement came days after a Sept. 5 report by The San Diego Union-Tribune that Catholic Masses at San Diego Navy bases had ended because the Navy, as part of a cost cutting move, declined to renew contracts with Catholic priests.
Alumni from Point Loma Nazarene University denounce fellow grad Natalie Harp’s RNC speech
By Alejandra Molina — August 27, 2020
(RNS) — Alumni from the private Christian liberal arts college in San Diego rejected her comments in a letter that as of Thursday afternoon had accumulated nearly 300 signatures.
Rabbi hurt in California synagogue shooting admits fraud
By Elliot Spagat — July 15, 2020
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Goldstein, who lost a finger in the shooting at Chabad of Poway, admitted to collecting fake donations to the synagogue.
American bishop says Amazon synod will enrich the church — and our lives
By Thomas Reese — October 15, 2019
VATICAN CITY (RNS) — Rather than telling the Amazonians how to deal with their issues, San Diego's Bishop McElroy has talked about how the synod — and the Amazonians — could impact the rest of us.
In San Diego, Muslims question rollout of city’s ‘smart’ streetlights
By Aysha Khan — September 20, 2019
(RNS) — An analysis of San Diego's controversial 'smart' streetlights, equipped with cameras and sensors, suggests that many of the city’s mosques could be monitored by the city.
It is time to publicly protest anti-Semitism
By Jeffrey Salkin — April 28, 2019
(RNS) — In 1943, an all-star Hollywood lineup performed at Madison Square Garden to raise awareness about the plight of European Jewry. It is again time to gather our current A-list to decry the threat of anti-Semitism.
At least 30 faith leaders arrested in border protest
By Jack Jenkins — December 11, 2018
(RNS) — As demonstrators knelt in the sand, they sang, 'Rise up my people, my condors, my eagles! No human being will ever be illegal!'
San Diego bishop calls border wall prototypes ‘grotesque’
By Jack Jenkins — March 15, 2018
(RNS) — As President Trump traveled to San Diego to tour border wall prototypes, local Catholic Bishop Robert McElroy lambasted the project as a sure way to divide people and cultures.
Televangelist Morris Cerullo plans Christian theme resort for San Diego
By Cathy Lynn Grossman — January 25, 2016
(RNS) But can it rival the San Diego Zoo? Christian theme complexes have trouble attracting more than a niche evangelical market.
Parents appeal judge’s ruling allowing yoga in public schools
By Lilly Fowler — November 1, 2013
LOS ANGELES (RNS) “Our children are not religious guinea pigs and should never be subjected to such misguided religious experimentation,” said Dean Broyles, president of the National Center for Law and Policy.
Is homeless crackdown a sign of compassion fatigue?
By Yamiche Alcindor — June 18, 2012
(RNS) A growing number of ordinances are pitting city officials against homeless advocates. City leaders say they want to improve the lives of homeless people and ensure public safety, while supporters of the homeless argue that such regulations criminalize homelessness. By Yamiche Alcindor.
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