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EL CREDO ESTADOUNIDENSE Por Monseñor José H. Gomez
Siempre me ha encantado ver cómo, por providencia de Dios, la Iglesia celebra la memoria de San Junípero Serra tres días antes de que nuestra nación festeje su independencia, el 4 de julio.
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Archbishop Gomez: On July 4, let’s also honor missionaries’ role in nation’s founding
As the nation celebrates its independence on the Fourth of July, Americans should recall the country’s “other founding” by the missionaries who, beginning in the 1500s, came to proclaim “the love of Jesus Christ to Indigenous peoples,” said Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez.
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Man arrested after setting fire to roof of Boyle Heights church
A half-dressed man was arrested Wednesday evening after climbing the roof of St. Mary Church in Boyle Heights and setting fire to the small cross atop the building.
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ARZOBISPO GOMEZ RECUERDA A LOS “OTROS” FUNDADORES DE ESTADOS UNIDOS: LOS MISIONEROS CATÓLICOS
El Arzobispo de Los Ángeles y presidente de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de Estados Unidos (USCCB), Monseñor José Gomez, recordó este 4 de julio a los “otros” fundadores del país, los misioneros católicos que “estaban proclamando el amor de Jesucristo a los indígenas”.
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Long Beach parish says a final farewell to the deacon who ‘never gave up’
It’s not unusual for people to hug at a funeral. Of course, these are usually hugs of consolation, the kind offered in support and accompanied by grim expressions, sometimes tears.
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Gomez: On July 4, let’s also honor missionaries’ role in nation’s founding
As the nation’ celebrates its independence on the Fourth of July, Americans should recall the country’s “other founding” by the missionaries who, beginning in the 1500s, came to proclaim “the love of Jesus Christ to Indigenous peoples,” said Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez.
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Annual VOX VITAE Catholic pro-life leadership camp goes virtual in 2021
The annual VOX VITAE Pro-Life Team Leadership Summer Camp will take on a hybrid format in 2021. The program, which informs teens (14-19) on the dignity of the human person, will be held both live and virtually. Registration for the event, running from July 18-23, is open now.
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The American creed
I have always loved how, in God’s providence, the Church celebrates the memorial of St. Junípero Serra three days before our nation celebrates its independence on July 4.
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Long Beach parish hosts historic food drive
More than 1,000 boxes of food were handed out to local families in need at a June 26 drive-through event at St. Barnabas Church in Long Beach that drew helpers from all parts of LA County, including Sheriff Alex Villanueva.
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Archbishop Gomez: Catholic Missionaries Such as St. Junípero Witness to the ‘American Creed’
The early Catholic missionaries to what became the United States were witnesses to the American belief that all persons have rights to life and liberty, Archbishop José Gomez wrote on Friday.


