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Philanthropist John Shea remembered as champion of Catholic education
More than 2,000 people filled the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels for the Oct. 21 funeral of John Shea, a Los Angeles native who purposefully steered clear of attention and acknowledgement for being one the most prolific donors to U.S. Catholic schools in the last several decades.
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Filipino American culture and Catholicism are interconnected. How that affects mental health
Father Rodel Balagtas sees it across the Roman Catholic churches he visits in the archdiocese of Los Angeles: A significant number of the parishioners who fill the pews are Filipino Americans.
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Looking for way to help Hurricane Ian survivors? Here are ways you can guarantee your generosity gets to them
Donations for humanitarian and church needs can be made to a special collection for the Bishops Emergency Disaster Fund (if taken in your diocese). Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, encouraged the special collection in early October. #iGiveCatholicTogether also accepts donations for the Bishops Emergency Disaster Fund. All donations received (100%) will go to relief, recovery and rebuilding needs.
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DÍA DE LOS MUERTOS CELEBRATIONS TO RETURN IN-PERSON IN EAST L.A., OXNARD AND FOR THE FIRST TIME IN SAN FERNANDO VALLEY
—Media are invited to the altar building by East LA’s Our Lady Guadalupe School students Oct. 27 and to the Oct. 28 preparations for the …
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New catechists in demand as LA parishes assess COVID impact
Kenneth Arguelles has been a catechist in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles for more than 20 years. But in the process of learning how to teach others, he’s learned a lot more about himself.
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BILINGUALISM IS OUR CATHOLIC TREASURE
How many languages do you speak? I speak two, English and Spanish. I can also read comfortably in two other languages. My wife and children are bilingual and so are most of the people with whom I worship every Sunday.
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Catholic leaders call attention to poorly worded California abortion measure
Months after the US Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision to place abortion decisions back in that hands of state governments, California is preparing to vote on a bill that would enshrine abortion in the state’s constitution. While the bill is expected to pass in the historically blue state, critics and Catholic leaders are calling attention to the lack of defined restrictions in the wording of the bill.
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Commentary: Dawn Unity announces its 21st year of interfaith programming
The Dawn Unity Group’s Interfaith Discovery Series opens its 21st year with five programs with varied topics, from exploration of Noah and the Great Flood to questions of ethics in today’s society and our local leaders.
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NCYC plans West Coast expansion with Long Beach event this fall
Over the last decade, the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) — the largest Catholic youth event in the United States — has made itself at home in the centrally located city of Indianapolis every two years.
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Why the saints can do great things
In September, we celebrated two important events in the life of the family of God here in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
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