WHILE APPROXIMATELY 25% of U.S. service members identify as Catholic, fewer than 8% of the U.S. Military Chaplain Corps are…
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ST. ANTHONY, PRAY FOR US
THE TWO FIRST-CLASS relics of St. Anthony of Padua — the patron saint of lost and stolen possessions — made…
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WITH GRATITUDE & REMEMBRANCE: DIOCESE LOOKS BACK ON 50 YEARS
BISHOP KEVIN VANN presided over a Jubilee Mass to commemorate the Diocese of Orange’s 50th anniversary on June 18, 2026,…
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LOCAL ARTIST CREATES COLORING BOOKS FOR KOREAN CATHOLICS
PAULINA OCHOA LUA always enjoyed drawing and making art when her daughter Elena was young. That was more than a…
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THE OC CATHOLIC DEAF COMMUNITY SPEAKS
FOR DECADES, DEAF Ministry has been part of the Diocese of Orange. For the last few years—after the churches returned…
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50 YEARS OF FAITH, SERVICE AND SISTERHOOD IN THE DIOCESE OF ORANGE
CAROL PALMER, INCOMING president of the Orange Diocesan Council of Catholic Women, recently led more than 50 women in marking…
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A FATHER’S HOLY MESSAGE TO HIS CHILDREN
NEVER UNDERESTIMATE A father’s role in his children’s faith journey. As many parents know, raising kids to have a relationship…
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ALL IN THE FAMILY
THE LITTLE GIRL TOLD her mother: “I want to go to Jesus University.” Anna Hernandez was puzzled. After all, her…
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ART BLOOMS AT SISTERS’ ANNUAL EVENT
ON A BEAUTIFUL Saturday afternoon in May, nearly 400 guests gathered in the St. Joseph Center Garden to support the…
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A CALL TO THE DIACONATE
DEACON TOM SAENZ didn’t enter the Diocese of Orange’s permanent diaconate, expecting to one day lead it. “I thought I’d…









