Today in Los Angeles, the lay leaders who administer the Independent Victim Compensation Program (ICP) and its Independent Oversight Committee (IOC) announced that their website was open and that victim-survivors who had been sexually abused by diocesan priests as minors in Sacramento and 5 other California (arch)dioceses could apply for compensation.

The website is www.CaliforniaDiocesesICP.com. Information is available in English, Spanish and Vietnamese.

In June we began a journey by kicking off the anti-racism initiative based on the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops Pastoral Letter against Racism called, Open Wide Our Hearts. The letter is a powerful invitation for all the people of God to "face courageously the vice of racism."

As our diocese continues to reflect on Open Wide Our Hearts, we invite you to attend Tolton: From Slave to Priest, which tells the heroic story of Venerable Fr. Augustus Tolton, the first African American Catholic priest.

The Office of Family and Faith Formation is pleased to announce Ministry Days 2019: "Go, Make Disciples: Co-Responsibility for the Mission of the Church" at St. Francis Catholic High School in Sacramento on Friday, September 27 and Saturday, September 28.

​Ministry Days is the largest gathering of ministers, catechists and Catholic school teachers in the Diocese of Sacramento. The event is an excellent opportunity to network with others who serve our parishes and schools.

Inspirational keynote talks will be given by Holy Names University professor Dr. Velma Richmond, physician Dr. Bennet Omalu, and Fr. Eduardo Fernandez, SJ of the Jesuit School of Theology. More than 75 workshops will be offered in English and Spanish.

Registration for Ministry Days is now open and can be completed online through our website: