CURRENT ISSUE:   November 17, 2008   •   VOL. 46, NO. 20   •   Oakland, CA

Legal clinic to open at new cathedral Beginning next month, the Legal Justice Center will provide legal clinics, educational seminars and tax help. >>>		A silent tribute: Reinterment marks mausoleum dedication A Knights of Columbus honor guard stands watch over the casket containing the remains of the late Bishop Floyd L. Begin, the first bishop of the Oakland Diocese, Nov. 2. The remains were brought to the mausoleum at the Cathedral of Christ the Light from Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Hayward for reinterment. See the story and more photos. GREG TARCZYNSKI PHOTO
Head of U.S. bishops praises historic Obama election as victory over racism Historic significance of the election dominated the opening address of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ fall general assembly in Baltimore. >>>
Bishops urge Catholics to aid those hurt by global financial crisis U.S. bishops remind people that “we are our brothers’ and sisters’ keepers.” >>>