The Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno

Ordinations to the Priesthood

On Saturday May 23, 2009, David Greskowiak, Ivan Hernandez, and Guadelupe Hernandez were ordained priests by Bishop of Fresno John Steinbock at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church in Fresno. Fr. David has been assigned to St. Patrick, Merced, Fr. Ivan to St. Philip the Apostle, Bakersfield; and Fr. Guadalupe to St. Joseph, Los Banos.

(picture courtesy of KNXT-TV)

Chrism Mass 2009

Clergy, religious and laity rededicated themselves to ministry at this year's Diocese of Fresno Chrism Mass, Thursday, April 2 at Holy Spirit Parish, Fresno. More pictures are available here .

Diocesan Congress and Youth Day - October 10-11, 2009

This is our largest annual diocesan event, and more then 1,200 people registered last year. It is moving this year to the Visalia Convention Center. It is:

• A Diocesan gathering of priests, religious, catechists, lay ministers, deacons, Catholic school teachers, and lay faithful.
• National and local speakers in 6 languages (English, Spanish, Hmong, Vietnamese, Thai, and new this year, Korean workshops!
• Opportunity for prayer and worship with our local Bishop, to grow in our understanding of our Catholic Faith, to gather as a community, and view exhibitors.

Protecting Conscience Rights in Health Care

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) is inviting public comment on a proposal to rescind an important federal regulation issued in December. The regulation implements and enforces three federal laws protecting the conscience rights of health care providers, especially those at risk of being discriminated against because of their moral or religious objection to abortion.

The Catholic community must speak out to protect Catholic doctors, nurses and hospitals. The deadline for comments is April 6, 2009.

Resources on conscience rights and how you can respond.