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A Generous Offer and a Thoughtful Design Yield a Beautiful Place for Healing and Nurturing
Pregnant women are one of the most underserved demographics among Los Angeles’s homeless population, with fewer than 70 dedicated shelter beds available to the estimated 5,000 women in the county who are homeless during pregnancy. Thirty-year-old nonprofit Harvest Home has long sought to support women in this group, offering housing, educational programs, and physical and mental health resources both during and after pregnancy. But the organization’s location was only large enough for ten beds in a Venice house that also lacked the privacy needed by its vulnerable residents. In 2019, a serendipitous (some might say divine) real estate proposal from the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles allowed Harvest Home to acquire a low-cost lease for a 1947 convent building in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood from which resident nuns had recently retired.
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USCCB calls for prayers for victims of Hurricane Ian
The USCCB is calling on Catholics to pray for those in the United States and Caribbean islands affected by Hurricane Ian. The storm wreaked havoc on the coasts of Florida and the Carolinas last week, claiming the lives of at least 85 and leaving tens of billions of dollars in damages in its wake.
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LA priests reflect on racism during task force presentation
When Father John Maria Vianney arrived to the U.S. from his native India more than 20 years ago, the welcome he received was not always a warm one.
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L.A. ARCHDIOCESE CELEBRATES RESPECT LIFE MONTH
–OneLife LA, celebrating the beauty and dignity of every human life from conception to natural death, to return on January 21, 2023– In recognition of …
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EWTN News In Depth: Church Attendance Post Pandemic
Startling reports show church attendance dropped severely during the pandemic and has not recovered. An initiative launched in Los Angeles is aimed at bringing Catholics home. Plus, the sacrifices and work of Mother Teresa on the big screen: a behind-the-scenes preview of an upcoming movie depicting her saintly life.
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Six Sacred Hearts deacons to be ordained priests
An international slate of six deacons belonging to the U.S. Province of the Congregation of the Sacred Hearts will be ordained priests over the next four months in five ceremonies from Tonga to Massachusetts, presided over by five bishops.
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Mission pastor defends St. Junípero’s legacy at Ventura board meeting
The pastor of Mission Basilica San Buenaventura voiced his concerns to Ventura County officials about “inaccurate, inflammatory testimony” targeting the legacy of St. Junípero Serra that led to the removal of the Franciscan missionary’s likeness from the county seal earlier this year.
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‘Don Antonio’ takes to the streets in support of immigrants
Antonio Mendez, or “Don Antonio” as he’s known in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles despite not being a priest, came to the United States from Mexico in the 1980s. To this day, he remembers sleeping on the street without the prospect of shelter, and being hungry, with only a quarter in his pocket.
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Why read the Catechism?
Thirty years ago, on Oct. 11, 1992, the Catechism of the Catholic Church was published.
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Los Angeles Archbishop Issues New Call for Immigration Reform
Speaking to the faithful ahead of National Migration Week, Archbishop Jośe Gomez of Los Angeles encouraged prayer for a society of “solidarity and compassion” that better serves the “poor and least among us.”
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