CURRENT ISSUE:  July 4, 2005VOL. 43, NO. 4Oakland, CA

‘Homies’ find their priest online
They write to El Padrecito with the problems of their young lives, sending tearful pleas for help into cyberspace. What to do about an errant boyfriend? An unwanted pregnancy? A father who drinks too much?. >>>

U.S. bishops renew sex abuse policies
The nation’s Catholic bishops voted June 17 to renew policies to combat clergy sexual abuse, maintaining a three-year “zero tolerance” pledge to root out abusive priests.>>>

Father Silva to be ordained bishop of Honolulu, July 21
Father Clarence (Larry) Silva, vicar general of the Diocese of Oakland since 2003, will be ordained and installed as bishop of Honolulu on July 21.>>>

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