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St. Gregory the Great Middle School Wins U.S. Navy SeaPerch Competition
On March 3, 2018, St. Gregory the Great School in Whittier, CA, won the United States Navy SeaPerch Underwater Robotics Los Angeles regional competition for the middle school division.
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St. Lawrence Martyr Catholic School wins archdiocese academic decathlon
On Sunday, March 11, the Academic Decathlon team at St. Lawrence Martyr Catholic School in Redondo Beach placed first out of 105 schools competing at the 28th Los Angeles Archdiocese Academic Decathlon.
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Local churches join together to worship and rebuild after arson
On March 11, 2018, Pasadena’s Episcopal Church of the Angels held a choral evensong to benefit the arson-damaged Resurrection Catholic Church in Boyle Heights. Both victims of recent vandalism and arson, the two churches have formed an unexpected bond.
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Relevant Radio Contributors to Present at Religious Education Congress
Each year the Archdiocese of Los Angeles hosts the Religious Education Congress, a Catholic formation event that this year is expected to draw 40,000 from around the country and around the world. This year’s Congress will take place March 16-18 in Anaheim, CA and the theme is ‘Rise Up!’
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Basketball: St. John Bosco, Bishop Amat, Serra reach Regional finals
Three Catholic high school basketball teams will play for CIF Southern California Regional Basketball titles March 17.
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Conducting a liturgical whirlwind at the Religious Education Congress
This weekend, 40,000 people from around the world will gather at the Anaheim Convention Center for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ annual Religious Education Congress. There will be more than 300 workshops led by some of the Catholic Church’s most prominent figures, but the signature experience of the R.E.C. has long been its liturgies. Fourteen different services will be offered over four days, in styles ranging from small and contemplative to amphitheater-size celebrations of the Eucharist, staffed by hundreds of volunteers.
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Cedars-Sinai welcomes next generation of doctors and scientists
Dr. Keith L. Black (second from right), professor and chair of the neurosurgery department at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, joined students at the 20th annual “Brainworks” event on March 12 at the hospital. Approximately 200 students from Helen Keller Middle School, KIPP Academy, Cathedral High School and Virgil Middle School participated in the event, which aims to inspire the next generation of doctors and scientists by exposing them to advances in neurosurgery and other healthcare specialties.
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Ramona Convent Secondary School joins Harvard’s “Making Caring Common” project
Alhambra, CA — Ramona Convent Secondary School is among the country’s first schools to join a national campaign designed to help young people become constructive community members who create a better world. Led by Harvard’s Making Caring Common project, the Caring Schools #CommonGood campaign aims to motivate schools to take action to help mend our country’s fractures and strengthen democracy.
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Youth Day kicks off 2018 Religious Education Congress in Anaheim
More than 15,000 adolescents from throughout California and other states will attend Youth Day on Thursday, March 15 kicking off the 2018 Religious Education Congress, sponsored by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Office of Religious Education. The event is open to all who wish to learn more about the Catholic faith or seek personal growth.
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The pope of ordinary life
This week, on March 13, we marked the fifth anniversary of Pope Francis’ pontificate.
Much has been written about the Holy Father’s impact on the Church and on the world, and there is much more that can be said about his work to renew the Vatican and inspire new ways of thinking for how the Church carries out her mission in the world.