Category: The Roman Catholic Diocese of Orange

Orange County’s 500 Homeless Deaths Honored by Interfaith Service

LAGUNA WOODS, Calif.—At the Lutheran Church of the Cross, local faith leaders from Christianity, Judaism, Zoroastrianism, and Islam, gathered Dec. 21 to pay homage to the hundreds of homeless individuals who died in Orange County in 2022, starting with singing “Amazing Grace.” “We remember with dignity and respect the names of those who died on…


Orange County’s 500 Homeless Deaths Marked by Interfaith Service

LAGUNA WOODS, Calif.—At the Lutheran Church of the Cross, local faith leaders from Christianity, Judaism, Zoroastrianism, and Islam, gathered Dec. 21 to pay homage to the hundreds of homeless individuals who died in Orange County in 2022, starting with singing “Amazing Grace.” “We remember with dignity and respect the names of those who died on…


Yearlong Concert Series Celebrates Hazel Wright Organ Restoration

GARDEN GROVE, Calif.—The Diocese of Orange will soon hold a yearlong concert series—titled the Year of Hazel—at Christ Cathedral beginning Sept. 30, to celebrate the newly restored Hazel Wright Organ—the fifth largest pipe organ in the world. The Hazel Wright Organ was built in 1982 and is named after the Chicago-area donor, Hazel C. Wright….