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  • Throughout May, join the worldwide Rosary marathon.
    May 4, 2021  |  In The News, The Latest  |  

    Throughout May, join the worldwide Rosary marathon.
    Over the course of the pandemic, certain powerful moments of national and worldwide prayer stand out. A year ago in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Archbishop José H. Gomez reconsecrated the United States to Mary, Mother of the Church, from the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. And last March, Pope Francis stood alone in St. Peter’s Square, holding a monstrance high as he blessed the Church and the world with the Blessed Sacrament via a livestream broadcast.

  • New Pastor Comes to Holy Family Church in South Pasadena
    May 1, 2021  |  In The News  |  

    It is an understatement to say that Fr. Albert has an interesting background! He was born the youngest of seven in Beirut, Lebanon in 1956 and raised in the Greek Catholic Church. The civil war in Lebanon forced him to complete a bachelor’s degree and subsequent Master and Doctorate degrees in chemical engineering in the United States, followed by university teaching. He moved to California in 1984 to work in retail and fast-food businesses, including ownership of a Subway franchise.

  • Slain Guatemalan migrant leaves behind legacy of faith in two countries
    April 30, 2021  |  In The News  |  

    For nearly a quarter century, Edgar Lopez was a pillar of St. Anne Church in Carthage, Mississippi. The devoted husband and father of three spent four years studying pastoral ministry to better lead prayer groups, youth ministry, and social outreach. He gave generously from his wages as a mechanic at a local poultry plant.

  • Hyde Amendment has long bipartisan history but an uncertain future
    April 29, 2021  |  Archbishop Gomez, In The News  |  

    The Hyde Amendment, born in 1976, has had a fairly long congressional history, but it could be marked for extinction.

  • Virgin of Guadalupe mural, St. John and Mary statues vandalized in California Catholic churches
    April 29, 2021  |  In The News  |  

    A number of Catholic churches in California, from the San Fernando Valley to Sacramento County, have reported vandalism throughout the month of April.

  • Captado en cámara: A golpes destruyen el rostro de la Virgen de Guadalupe en mural
    April 28, 2021  |  In The News  |  

    Un hombre dañó con un mazo un mural de la Virgen de Guadalupe pintado en los azulejos de una iglesia de Los Ángeles.

  • Rafael Moneo, León de Oro a la carrera en la Bienal de Arquitectura
    April 28, 2021  |  In The News  |  

  • Faith and Justice
    April 28, 2021  |  In The News  |  

    The 2021 Pasadena Mayor’s Interfaith Prayer event has been transformed into a weeklong virtual series. We will share a daily inspirational community message each morning beginning on Monday, May 3 and concluding on Friday, May 7. The series features a variety of prayer and music from Pasadena congregations and nonprofits.

  • Play Equity: We’ve Only Scratched the Surface Custom Content by the Los Angeles Business Journal
    April 28, 2021  |  In The News  |  

    It is gratifying that the Los Angeles Business Journal has recognized the significance of Play Equity and the commitment of the wide range of partners who contributed their time, effort and financial support to our Stay Active Stay Strong campaign. The campaign demonstrated the strength of the Play Equity Movement to harness the power of sport by bringing people together to ensure that our most vulnerable kids, from communities with longstanding inequities, received the equipment and support they needed to play and be healthy while at home during the most perilous moments of the pandemic.

  • Inspiring cathedrals around the world
    April 28, 2021  |  In The News  |  

    All of these mesmerizing structures are so much more than just places of worship. From recognizable city icons to cathedrals-turned-museums, these incredible buildings range from the historic to modern, yet all are utterly stunning. Here, we take a look at the world’s most beautiful cathedrals.