Bishop Oscar Cantú Archives

Bishop Cantú: Californians ‘on edge’ as historic wildfires rage

Aug 25, 2020

Some of the few Masses available for Catholics in California’s Bay Area came to a halt the weekend of Aug. 22 as bishops urged parishioners to pray for one another, for firefighters, and to stay home as air quality diminished in some parts of the state because of some of the largest wildfires in California history.

By Rhina Guidos

San Jose bishop offers prayers on first anniversary of Gilroy shooting

Jul 29, 2020

A year after a gunman opened fire at a popular family-oriented festival in the town of Gilroy, California, Bishop Oscar Cantu of San Jose offered his prayers for continued healing, remembering the two children and an adult killed in the mass shooting.

By Rhina Guidos

San Jose Diocese tries virtual running as fundraiser for vocations

Jun 23, 2020

As the coronavirus continues to call for social distancing, some like the Diocese of San Jose, California, are finding creative ways to combine safeguarding the health needs of their parishioners with a way to help the financial health of their projects as well.

By Rhina Guidos

From behind the camera lens, bishops adapt to ‘virtual’ dioceses

May 11, 2020

In mid-March, bishops worldwide were forced to change the way they operated their dioceses practically overnight as civil authorities put in place restrictions to limit the spread of the coronavirus.

By Rhina Guidos

In Appalachia and Silicon Valley, bishops see good and stark in the pandemic

May 10, 2020

With a lot of physical ground to cover, a priority for Lexington Bishop John E. Stowe is to get out of the office to visit those in his diocese who live in the more remote parts of Central and Eastern Kentucky.

By Rhina Guidos

For bishop with Mexican roots, El Paso’s assault hit close to home

Oct 2, 2019

For Bishop Oscar Cantu of San Jose, California, the early August assault by a gunman who opened fire on El Pasoans and others doing weekend shopping at a Walmart in the border city this summer struck particularly deep.

By Rhina Guidos