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“His primary identity was as a priest”: The truth about Junípero Serra
Pope Francis recently announced his intention to canonize Spanish padre, Blessed Junípero Serra Ferrer, O.F.M. (1713-84) when he visits the United States this fall. Serra was from the Spanish island possession of Majorca, off the east coast of Spain, and traveled to the New World with his fellow Franciscans to evangelize the native peoples of Mexico and California. Beginning in 1769, he established the first nine of 21 California missions.
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St. John’s gala to honor longtime LA pastors, seminary benefactors
By the time the annual gala for St. John’s Seminary returns to the Plaza at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on Sept. 18, it will be a full two years since supporters have been able to meet in person to celebrate the successes of the alumni from the Camarillo campus.
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For one LA Catholic church, meeting indoors is ‘historic’ after wave of COVID-19 deaths
On June 20, before Mass had even begun, St. Anthony Catholic Church’s parishioners broke into applause.
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Archbishop Gomez proclaims Jubilee year starting in September
Archbishop José Gomez has called on all parishes of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to read the official proclamation for the upcoming Jubilee Year. The Jubilee Year, “Forward in Mission,” will run from September 11, 2021 to September 10, 2022 to mark the 250th anniversary of the founding of Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, a center of the first evangelization in what is now the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The proclamation will be read during each Mass at every parish throughout the Archdiocese this coming weekend, June 26 and 27. To see Proclamation in English, Spanish, Korean, Vietnamese, and Tagalog visit, forwardinmission.com.
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PARISHES THROUGHOUT THE ARCHDIOCESE OF LOS ANGELES WILL PROCLAIM JUBILEE YEAR “FORWARD IN MISSION” JUNE 26-27
PARISHES THROUGHOUT THE ARCHDIOCESE OF LOS ANGELES WILL PROCLAIM JUBILEE YEAR “FORWARD IN MISSION” JUNE 26-27 —The year-long celebration will run from Sept. 11, …
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United in what is essential
On June 16, Archbishop Gomez, president of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops, delivered his address to the bishops’ Plenary Assembly, which was held virtually in Washington, D.C. The following is adapted from his remarks.
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Anonymous donor commits $50 million for Catholic school students
The Catholic Education Foundation of Los Angeles has received a gift of more than $50 million from an anonymous donor in support of Archdiocese of Los Angeles Catholic Schools, the Catholic News Agency reports.
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Long Beach’s St. Anthony High says farewell to tireless leader/booster Gina Rushing Maguire – Press Telegram
When St. Anthony High School heralded the arrival of a new century of educating young people on Long Beach, campus leaders took time on Friday, June 25, to look back on the people who led the campus to its current location. It was. And that conversation wouldn’t have been possible without mentioning Gina Lashing Magwire, who will retire from her post as president at the end of this month.
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Unfazed by COVID, Downey school helps grads navigate their big decision
Before he became deputy superintendent of elementary schools for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Tony Galla was a Catholic elementary school principal living by the simple dictum that if you wanted something done, you were going to have to do it yourself.
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