High-Profile S.F. Catholics Ask Pope to Remove Archbishop Cordileone
Editor’s note: This post includes a correction. A group of 100 Catholics has issued a public appeal to Pope Francis I to remove Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone for promoting “an atmosphere of...
View ArticleSF’s New Archbishop Could Pressure Gay-Friendly Churches
Is the Pope picking a fight? I had to wonder that when I heard on Friday about the appointment of Salvatore Cordileone — one of the nation’s most outspoken foes of same-sex marriage — as archbishop of...
View ArticleNew Archbishop of San Francisco Defends Stance Against Same-Sex Marriage
Salvatore Cordileone (QvisDevs) The new Catholic archbishop of the Diocese of San Francisco this fall will be Salvatore Cordileone. In his new post, Cordileone, who has served as the Bishop of Oakland...
View ArticleSF Archdiocese Denies Crackdown on Drag Queens at Church Events
Well, that didn’t take long. Salvatore Cordileone (QvisDevs) When Salvatore Cordileone took over as the Catholic archbishop of San Francisco, academics I interviewed said he might pressure churches...
View ArticleSF’s New Archbishop Arrested for Drunk Driving, Says He Feels ‘Shame For...
Salvatore Cordileone (QvisDevs) Officers in San Diego arrested San Francisco’s newly appointed Catholic archbishop, Salvatore Cordileone, on drunk driving charges Saturday morning, a spokesperson for...
View ArticleA.M. Splash: Calif. Gas Prices Soar; SF Archbishop Sworn In; SJ Earthquakes...
S.F.’s new archbishop takes over (SF Chronicle) More than 2,000 worshipers filled St. Mary’s Cathedral on Thursday to see Salvatore Cordileone assume his role as Roman Catholic archbishop of San...
View ArticleEpiscopal Bishop Complains of Snub at Catholic Colleague’s Installation
The Episcopal Bishop of California said today that he was snubbed at the installation ceremony for his counterpart, the new Catholic Archbishop of San Francisco. Episcoal Bishop Marc Handley Andrus...
View ArticleExpert: New Pope Not Likely to Soften Same-Sex Marriage Opposition
Don’t expect the next pope to preside over a gay couple’s marriage. Pope Benedict XVI, who announced on Monday that he will step down as head of the Catholic Church at the end of February, has taken a...
View ArticleSan Francisco Archbishop: ‘Interactions with Gay Catholics Tenderizes Us’
In an interview with “KQED Newsroom” Friday, San Francisco Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone talked about sports, gay marriage and the power of Pope Francis, who last week was named Time magazine’s...
View ArticleCalifornia Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris, Churches Fight to Stay Open
California Surgeon General Dr. Nadine Burke Harris Regional and state leaders this week imposed strict new stay-at-home orders in an effort to curb rapidly rising rates of infection — even as the...
View ArticleRoof Not Required
San Francisco’s archbishop came out strongly in support of a recent Supreme Court ruling that challenges Gov. Gavin Newsom’s pandemic-related restrictions on indoor church services. Archbishop...
View ArticleSF Archdiocese Files for Bankruptcy Amid Child Sexual Abuse Scandals
San Francisco’s Roman Catholic Archdiocese filed for bankruptcy Monday, saying the filing is necessary to manage more than 500 lawsuits alleging child sexual abuse by church officials. The Chapter 11...
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