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New Marian tapestry completes LA cathedral’s ‘Communion of Saints’
As the shrouds were removed from the five panels of a stunning new tapestry honoring the Blessed Virgin Mary in the apse of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels before morning Mass on New Year’s Day, it seemed fitting that their removal required the sound of ripping Velcro.
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Nuestro deber urgente
Un día, la Santa Madre Teresa de Calcuta encontró a una anciana muy enferma, que yacía en las calles de Calcuta.
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He was always happy’: Friends remember freed Nigerian bishop’s time in LA
During his nearly 15 years in Southern California, Father Moses Chikwe was always up to something, even when he wasn’t taking graduate courses at Loyola Marymount University and UCLA.
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The world’s beautiful cathedrals will inspire you
Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, Los Angeles, California, USA
Also known as COLA, the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels replaced the previous Cathedral of Saint Vibiana which was severely damaged in the 1994 Northridge earthquake. The new building opened in 2002 and sparked controversy for its large size, non-traditional architecture and expensive construction – the altar budget alone was $5 million. -
Serra Club donates $25,000 to Mission restoration fund
The effort to rebuild Mission San Gabriel got an early Christmas gift in the form of a $25,000 check from the Serra Club, a worldwide organization of Catholics dedicated to promoting and protecting religious vocations.
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‘A wing and a prayer.’ Financial crisis has Catholic schools struggling to serve low-income students
It’s been a year of deep losses at St. Joseph Elementary School in La Puente.
Thirty students, or about 16% of the student body, did not show up in the fall, costing the school tens of thousands of dollars in tuition. Four employees were laid off. One of the school’s fundraising pillars, the annual jog-a-thon, was cancelled due to coronavirus restrictions.
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Iglesia de nuestra señora de Los Ángeles lleva a cabo primera misa del año – Noticias 62
Se llevó a cabo la primera misa de este año, en la iglesia de nuestra señora de Los Ángeles, la misa fue de esperanza y con la intención de que el 2021 sea mucho mejor que el año pasado.
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Catholic magazine highlights how people ‘found God in a troubled
With many so eager to put 2020 in the rearview mirror, one Catholic publication is saying: “Not so fast.”
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Gift cards replace visits for Adopt-a-Family
Due to the pandemic, this year the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ Adopt-a-Family program will replace its in-person, volunteer-based gift and food distribution to underserved families in Skid Row and Downtown LA with distribution of gift cards to more than 500 families through different organizations that serve the families.
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L.A. ARCHDIOCESE CONTINUES PROVIDING AID DURING THE COVID-19 PANDEMIC THROUGH VARIOUS PROGRAMS ESTABLISHED DUE TO NEED
In response to the need among the community due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the community of faith have come …
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