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Archdiocese of San Francisco

Restorative Justice

Archbishop leads prayers for slain teen

Standing on a hilltop in Dolores Park, the skyline of San Francisco’s downtown in the distance, San Francisco’s archbishop prayed for the soul of 19-year-old Luis Arguello-Inglis, blessed his family and led those gathered in prayer for an end to violence.

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Christmas Card Drive 2023

For Incarcerated Persons in the San Francisco County Jails Help us spread Christmas joy this year through our Christmas Card Drive. Donations of new, blank

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Restoring Hope

Reentry Conference and Resource Fair Celebrating its 10th anniversary with record registrations of more than 900, the Reentry Conference and Resource Fair took place on

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Bible and Rosary Drive

The Restorative Justice Ministry is currently collecting funds to purchase Bibles and rosaries for those in the San Francisco jails. These English and Spanish Bibles

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Scholarships, mentoring offer way back for formerly incarcerated

When Jessy Martinez got out of prison two years ago, his plan was to make a new life for himself based on self-improvement, community and love. But if the oddsmakers in Las Vegas were making book on his chances of succeeding, they wouldn’t have been good: The rate of recidivism for men and women leaving state prisons, according to a study by the California Innocence Project, is among the highest in the nation. More than 65 percent wind up back inside after three years.

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Christmas Card Drive

Each year at Christmastime we collect Christmas cards to be distributed in the San Francisco jails. This gives our incarcerated brothers and sisters an opportunity

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