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California bishops say protesters ‘failed the test’ of history in toppling Junipero Serra statues
By Alejandra Molina — June 23, 2020
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — The California Catholic Conference said Serra was ‘a man ahead of his times who made great sacrifices to defend and serve the indigenous population.’
King convinced me to give my whole life to the church and his dream
By Malcolm Clemens Young — March 30, 2018
SAN FRANCISCO (RNS) — Above all, what most impresses me all these years later is the power of Martin Luther King Jr.’s message. It is the antithesis to the 'America First' slogan.
Gene Wilder’s most Jewish moments
By Jeffrey Salkin — August 29, 2016
Gene Wilder's work was very funny. And very Jewish.
Eviction comes to Church of John Coltrane, home of sacred jazz
By Kimberly Winston — March 31, 2016
SAN FRANCISCO (RNS) Sunday worship is built on a live performance of "A Love Supreme." But where the music will play next, and for how long, is unclear.
San Francisco priest who raised eyebrows and banned altar girls is dropped as school chaplain
By David Gibson — May 21, 2015
(RNS) The Rev. Joseph Illo has banned altar girls and queried students about abortion and masturbation.
San Francisco priest bars altar girls, sparks another controversy
By David Gibson — January 27, 2015
(RNS) The Catholic priest behind the new boys-only policy made waves at another parish when he said parishioners who voted for Barack Obama had to go to confession. The latest uproar comes amid a wider debate over whether the Catholic Church has become too “feminized.”
The Occasional Pilgrim: San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral
By Kimberly Winston — November 24, 2014
SAN FRANCISCO (RNS) Grace Cathedral, begun in 1928, is now an epicenter of spirituality in the City by the Bay. Fifty years after its formal completion, the landmark cathedral attracts pilgrims from around the world.
Do atheists need their own ‘church’? Sunday Assembly prompts controversy
By Kimberly Winston — November 25, 2013
SAN FRANCISCO (RNS) “We can go through an entire Sunday Assembly meeting without mentioning atheism, without mentioning religion,” organizer Sanderson Jones said. “We have enough values that define us without having to do that.”
Four priests, four friends: Bishops witness historic changes in Catholic life
By Peggy Fletcher Stack — January 9, 2013
(RNS) Released from the Catholic cocoon of seminary in 1962, the four young priests faced a church on the brink of volcanic reform with the opening of the Second Vatican Council. After being schooled in a Vatican I church, the foursome would step down as powerful American prelates, five decades later, as quintessential Vatican II men. By Peggy Fletcher Stack.
Bus ads aim to reclaim the meaning of ‘jihad’
By Doug Stanglin — January 8, 2013
(RNS) An ad campaign on San Francisco buses is aimed at trying to change public perception of the word "jihad," which the program's founder says has been distorted by extremists — Muslim and anti-Muslim alike. By Doug Stanglin / USA Today.
Atheists find holiday refuge in Ha Ha Heathens comedy show
By Kimberly Winston — December 13, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO (RNS) It’s just another night of stand-up comedy at the Punch Line as Jesus takes the microphone. It's "Holiday Heathens,'' a December comedy show featuring humor poking fun at religion, written by atheists for atheists. By Kimberly Winston.
Episcopal bishop says he was denied entrance to Catholic archbishop’s installation Mass
By Kevin Eckstrom — October 5, 2012
(RNS) What started off as a rocky relationship between the Episcopal and Roman Catholic bishops of San Francisco got even worse on Thursday (Oct. 4) when Episcopal Bishop Marc Andrus said he was denied entrance to the installation Mass of the new Roman Catholic archbishop. By Kevin Eckstrom.
Incoming San Francisco archbishop, Salvatore Cordileone, apologizes for drunken driving
By David Gibson — August 28, 2012
(RNS) Bishop Salvatore Cordileone of Oakland, Calif., a leading conservative in the hierarchy who is set to become the next archbishop of San Francisco, was arrested over the weekend for drunken driving and has apologized 'for the disgrace I have brought upon the Church and myself.'
Atheists find a new venue for the godless: on film
By Kimberly Winston — August 15, 2012
SAN FRANCISCO (RNS) While the recent Atheist Film Festival is the only explicitly atheist festival in the U.S., it is part of a larger trend of Humanist and Freethought film festivals taking their place along Jewish and Christian ones. By Kimberly Winston.
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