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DIOCESE OF ORANGE TO HOST JUBILEE OF MARRIAGE MASS

THE BISHOPS OF California declared Saturday, July 26, 2025, as the Jubilee of Marriage, to be celebrated as part of... 

by LINDA JI, DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE FOR FAMILY LIFE, DIOCESE OF ORANGE 

A FILIPINO DREAM BECOMES A REALITY

THE POONG JESUS Nazareno Filipino Catholic Center (PJNFCC), a newly established ministry facility in the Diocese of Orange, is scheduled... 

by BECKY TAMONDONG, DOSJFM 

THE SIGHTS AND SOUNDS OF HAWAII FILL THE AIR AT ST. NORBERT PARISH

ST. DAMIEN OF MOLOKAI Knights of Columbus Council 15733 and St. Norbert Catholic Church in Orange celebrated their annual “Let’s... 

by RON KUZLIK 

DIOCESE OF ORANGE WELCOMES NEW PRIEST

DEACON OLIVER COUGHLIN WAS ordained a priest of Jesus Christ on June 7 by Bishop Kevin Vann in the presence... 

by RON KUZLIK 

GRADUATION 2025

OC Catholic celebrates this year’s Class of ’25 with special coverage. Find photos, stories and more from graduations across the... 

 

Local

CREATION CAMINO & CARING FOR OUR COMMON HOME

Praised be you, my Lord with all your creatures, especially Sir Brother Sun, who is the day through whom you…

THIS YEAR’S ROMANCE OF THE MISSION GALA WILL HONOR LOCAL PHILANTHROPISTS

THE COVETED ROMANCE of the Mission benefit gala returns to historic Mission San Juan Capistrano on Friday, Sept. 12. Supporting…

ASCENSION CEMETERY EXPANSION COMES TO FRUITION

A LONG-AWAITED expansion of Ascension Cemetery recently came to fruition after years of wading through a complicated approval process. The…

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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)…

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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….

THINGS ARE GOING SWIMMINGLY FOR BLESSED SACRAMENT’S BIANCA BATANG

STUDENT ATHLETES OFTEN HAVE TO juggle sports with the demands of academics and a social life. It can be a…

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National

OC CATHOLIC AFAR

Fr. Greg Walgenbach (Director of Office of Life, Justice, and Peace & Missions) and Rebecca Freeman (Pastoral Care Ministry Coordinator,…

OC CATHOLIC AFAR

We recently visited Lahaina on the island of Maui and were shocked at the devastation the people are still suffering…

TRAVEL DIARY: THE CHURCH OF THE MADONNA

WHEN THE CHURCH OF the Madonna was built in the Borough of Fort Lee, N.J. during the 1850s, it was…

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National Headlines

FINDING THEIR WAY
CLARA ARBIZO WASN’T EXPECTING much. The parishioner of St. Anne’s in Santa Ana was among 200 young adults who participated...

DIOCESAN BISHOPS AND DELEGATES ATTEND NATIONAL EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS
INDIANAPOLIS — A delegation from the Diocese of Orange recently attended the tenth National Eucharistic Congress in Indiana’s capital city,...

DIOCESE OF ORANGE ANNOUNCES DELEGATION TO NATIONAL EUCHARISTIC CONGRESS IN INDIANAPOLIS
The Diocese of Orange is proud to announce its delegation to the upcoming National Eucharistic Congress (NEC) scheduled for July...

FILM LETS DEVOTEES PROVIDE VISUAL, EMOTIONAL SUBSTANCE OF LOURDES’ STORY
NEW YORK (CNS) — In the documentary “Lourdes” (Distrib Films), filmmakers Alban Teurlai and Thierry Demaiziere present a moving portrait...

World

A WITNESS TO HISTORY

ANNETTE WALKER, presi­dent of City of Hope Orange County and former interim CEO of St. Joseph Health, went with her…

SPECIAL TERMS USED DURING THE PERIOD BETWEEN POPES

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — Here is an explanation of some of the terms and practices related to the time between…

CONCLAVE TO BEGIN MAY 7

THE FUNERAL FOR POPE Francis took place April 26 in St. Peter’s Square with about 250,000 in attendance. He was…

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World Headlines

OC CATHOLIC AFAR
Alan and Desiree Wendell brought along the OC Catholic on their cruise vacation to Australia and New Zealand where they...

OC CATHOLIC AFAR
Ashley and her father Dr. Vincent Nguyen visited the Vatican Garden while in Rome this past Christmas for the start...

OC CATHOLIC AFAR
Paige Brooks brought along a copy of OC Catholic when she visited the Basilica of Santa Maria Novella in Florence,...

OC CATHOLIC AFAR
Elise Bowles and Nestor Contreras visited the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist in Norwich, England, and brought along a...

Education

LEADERSHIP IN OC CATHOLIC SCHOOLS

HAVING SPENT HER entire academic career at St. Joseph Catholic School, recent eighth-grade graduate Samantha Pham knows the campus very…

SPARTAN RUN CELEBRATES SJB VICTORY!

ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST Catholic School celebrated its best-ever Jog-a-thon with its annual student body Spartan Run. If students and…

OH, WHEN THE SAINTS GO MARCHING IN!

THE 2025 EIGHTH-GRADE class of St. Bonaventure Catholic School in Huntington Beach was recognized during a special graduation Mass on…

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SPELLING BEE PROVES GREAT MINDS THINK ALIKE
THE SPELLING BEE IS back! Students at Pax Christi Academies dusted off their diphthongs and digraphs for the first of...

READ ON!
IT WAS THE LAST QUESTION of the competition. The score was tied 20-20. The sport? Reading. Then came the final...

E-I-E-I-O
THE BLUE AND RED tractors trundled past rows of green — Brussel sprouts, kale, Swiss chard, green onions and the...

A SYMPHONY OF SOUND
AFTER A YEAR OF GIVING his time, knowledge and music, Pacific Symphony oboist Ted Sugata received a big thank you...