Latest Stories GRADUATION 2025 OC Catholic celebrates this year’s Class of ’25 with special coverage. Find photos, stories and more from graduations across the... REFLECTIONS ON POPE FRANCIS ON THE ROAD TO EMMAUS, Jesus, whose identity was hidden from them, met up with two of His grieving disciples... by MEG WATERS A MESSAGE FROM OUR BISHOPS Dear Brothers and Sisters in Christ, and Friends All: As our Southern California communities continue to experience devastating disruptions, unease... ART IN THE GARDEN SIPPING WINE. THE FAINT aroma of la cuisine de France in the air. The rhythm of a live band. The... by BRITNEY ZINT STANDIN’ IN THE (PAL) HALL OF FAME! THE 2025 INDUCTEES INTO the Parochial Athletic League (PAL) Hall of Fame include a professional football player, Olympic water polo... by LOU PONSI Search RECENT STORIES GRADUATION 2025 PARTING IS BITTERSWEET: ST. NORBERT BIDS FAREWELL TO GRADUATING CLASS SANTA MARGARITA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL ’25 SERVITE HIGH SCHOOL ’25 ROSARY ACADEMY ’25 JSERRA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL ’25 THANKSGIVING AFTER COMMUNION MATER DEI CLASS OF 2025 STEEPED IN TRADITION FOUNDATION OF FAITH Local PARTING IS BITTERSWEET: ST. NORBERT BIDS FAREWELL TO GRADUATING CLASS PROCESSING UP THE NAVE in candy red robes and mortarboard hats, the eighth-grade class of St. Norbert Catholic School celebrated… SANTA MARGARITA CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL ’25 Santa Margarita Catholic High School graduated its class of 2025 on May 30 at the Honda Center in Anaheim. Photos… SERVITE HIGH SCHOOL ’25 SERVITE CELEBRATED ITS GRADUATING class on May 30 at Friends Church in Yorba Linda. Photos by Everett Johnson/Diocese of Orange Read More Articles From Local Christ Cathedral CHRIST CATHEDRAL’S ORGAN AND CHORAL SCHOLARS TO SHOWCASE THEIR TALENT THE NEXT GENERATION OF church musicians will be showcasing their faith, talent and enthusiasm for sacred music later this month…. BACH-A-THON! CHRIST CATHEDRAL’S FIRST ever Bach-a-thon was a 19- hour celebration of the music of Johann Sebastian Bach, featuring 200 works… PLAYING AND PRAYING AT CHRIST CATHEDRAL CECILIA PHAN, coordinator of the Young Adult Ministry and Evangelization for the Diocese of Orange, (30s, Young Couples, Young Families)… Read More Articles From Christ Cathedral Sports SPRINTING TO THE TOP THE TRACK AND FIELD teams at Servite High School and its sister school, Rosary Academy, have collectively assembled some of… RAISE THE FLAG IN 2024, THE DIOCESE of Orange Parochial Athletic League (PAL), added girls flag football to its offering of team sports…. 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