• ARCHBISHOP GOMEZ PRESENTS CARDINAL’S AWARDS TO FIVE LOCAL CATHOLICS
    March 5, 2018  |  Press Releases  |  No Comment

    Five members of the Los Angeles Catholic community who have extensive and distinguished records of service received the 2018 Cardinal’s Awards on Saturday, March 3, …

  • Soccer: Five Catholic teams advance in state regional tournament
    March 4, 2018  |  Around the ADLA  |  No Comment

    First-round shutout victories on March 6 propelled three Catholic high school soccer teams into the second round of the CIF Southern California Regional Girls’ Soccer Tournament.

  • LOCAL SISTERS AMONG PARTICIPANTS IN CATHOLIC DAY OF ACTION FOR DREAMERS
    March 2, 2018  |  In The News  |  No Comment

    Their respective ministries have brought the immigration issue to the forefront for Sisters of Charity Tracy Kemme and Andrea Koverman, along with making it a very personal one. Sister Tracy has lived and worked at the El Paso-Juarez border volunteering at a shelter for migrants, been a member of the archdiocesan Immigration Task Force, and currently serves as bilingual pastoral ministry at Holy Family Parish in Price Hill. Sister Andrea Koverman spent 20-plus years teaching in South Carolina’s migrant communities and now ministers at the Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center (IJPC).

  • Congress gets calls to save DACA
    March 2, 2018  |  In The News  |  No Comment

    As Congress reconvened after a 10-day recess, members of both chambers received calls from Catholics around the country Feb. 26 urging them to find a legislative solution to save the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA.

  • Basketball: Mater Dei-Sierra Canyon headlines title games schedule
    March 2, 2018  |  Around the ADLA  |  No Comment

    Three boys’ and two girls’ Catholic high school basketball teams will play this weekend for CIF-Southern Section championships, topped by the Open Division boys’ title game Friday night featuring Mater Dei against Sierra Canyon.

  • Pause on ‘Dreamers’ Doesn’t Solve Their Plight
    March 2, 2018  |  Archbishop Gomez, In The News  |  No Comment

    The U.S. Supreme Court gave supporters of protections for “Dreamers” some breathing room this week.

  • Care For The Sick And Dying: CA Program Spotlighted At Vatican Conference
    March 1, 2018  |  In The News  |  No Comment

    The end of life’s journey can be many things. It is often a time of sorrow but it is also a time to celebrate the passage of a loved one into eternal life and remember a life well lived. Creating an environment where the ill and dying feel loved, worthy and cared for is the effort of a new initiative jointly developed by the Catholic Bishops of California and the state’s Catholic health care systems.

  • CATÓLICOS ADELANTAN CAMPAÑA A FAVOR DE LOS “SOÑADORES”
    March 1, 2018  |  In The News  |  No Comment

    La Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de Estados Unidos (USCCB) promovió una jornada nacional de llamadas al Congreso para demandar una solución legislativa para los “soñadores”. La iniciativa nacional fue lanzada por la Arquidiócesis de los Ángeles, la más grande del país, con más de 5 millones de fieles, y contó con el apoyo de todas las diócesis y arquidiócesis de EE.UU. La iniciativa generó un aluvión de llamadas a los congresistas.

  • The Freshman Spotlight: Laura Gulbinas
    February 28, 2018  |  In The News  |  No Comment

    A flower-of-a-freshman, Laura Gulbinas sat down with The Bamboo as yet another honorary member of “Freshman Spotlight.” The newspaper column highlights talented freshmen and dives into the history of their successes. As for Gulbinas, both Varsity Cross Country and Track & Field have been her area of expertise, on top of many other achievements.

  • The hope of the world to come
    February 28, 2018  |  The Latest  |  No Comment

    Like all of you, I have been praying for our brothers and sisters in Parkland, Florida, in the aftermath of the mass shooting there.