The Most Rev. Armando Ochoa, the newly appointed Bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno, announced today that he has given his blessing to keep Sacred Heart School open as long as it meets the benchmarks developed by the Diocesan Board of Education.

In January, the bishops of the California Catholic Conference issued a statement of support for the Savings, Accountability and Full Enforcement for California Act (SAFE California) Initiative, which would replace the penalty of death with one of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole.

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