A panel of three judges rejected a “more flexible view of marriage as a process rather than a single ceremony”, which was taken by a High Court judge in an earlier ruling on a case involving an Islamic marriage ceremony. MORE
So far, the US has confirmed 15 cases of the deadly coronavirus, including the latest patient, a quarantined individual in San Antonio, Texas, diagnosed Thursday. Eight of the patients are in California, where San Francisco International Airport is one of 11 through which all flights to the US from China are being funneled to screen passengers. MORE
The weekly report designates just over 9.5% of the state, including the central and southern Sierra Nevada and adjacent areas of the Central Valley, as being in moderate drought. MORE
Dear brothers and sisters in Christ,
Peace be with you! The next two weeks will be a crucial time to suppress the epidemic. To avoid gatherings, the Diocese has decided to suspend all the public Masses on Sundays and weekdays for two weeks, including the Liturgy of Ash Wednesday, from the fifteenth to the twenty-eighth of February. Some Church members may be disappointed. However, I hope that everyone can understand this is not an easy decision.
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