Bishop Alberto Rojas of the Diocese of San Bernardino lifted the obligation to attend Mass for anyone who had a “genuine fear ...

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Bishop Alberto Rojas of the Diocese of San Bernardino has removed the obligation for Catholics to attend Mass.

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The Diocese of San Bernardino issued a decree dispensing its more than 1 million parishioners from obligatory attendance ...

Bishop Alberto Rojas of the diocese of San Bernardino, California has granted a dispensation from the obligation to attend ...

San Bernardino Bishop Alberto Rojas said parishioners who have a "genuine fear" over immigration raids were dispensed from their Mass obligations.

The mayor of Perris, Calif., is urging residents to stay indoors and be wary of people they do not know amid ongoing U.S.