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Oakland diocese files for bankruptcy following sexual abuse lawsuits

May 15, 2023 Catholic News Agency 3

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Boston, Mass., May 15, 2023 / 15:05 pm (CNA).
The Diocese of Oakland, in California, has filed for bankruptcy protection, Bishop Michael Barber announced M… […]

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These Catholic bishops support Nancy Pelosi ban on Holy Communion

May 21, 2022 Catholic News Agency 61

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Washington, D.C. Newsroom, May 21, 2022 / 11:15 am (CNA).
So far only a small minority of U.S. bishops have come out publicly in support of Archbishop Salvatore J. Cordileone’s May … […]

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Oakland bishop: Unmasked Massgoers should not be ‘policed’

June 22, 2021 CNA Daily News 6

Denver Newsroom, Jun 22, 2021 / 16:01 pm The bishop of Oakland, California on Monday said that Catholics fully vaccinated against COVID-19 do not have to wear masks at Mass, adding that those not vaccinated […]

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Oakland’s Catholic bishop robbed of cash, episcopal ring while praying near cathedral

May 26, 2021 Catholic News Agency 0

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Oakland, Calif., May 26, 2021 / 18:01 pm (CNA).
A gun-wielding man allegedly robbed Bishop Michael Barber of Oakland of some money and his episcopal ring near the city’s cathedral on Saturday, the very… […]

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Sharing the love of Christ in the East Bay Area

August 9, 2017 Jim Graves 5

Bishop of Oakland Michael Barber, SJ, 63, was born in Salt Lake City, Utah, where his father, an insurance agent, was on temporary assignment. He is the oldest of three sons, another of whom would go on […]

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