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Made for God: Our favorite moments from this year’s Religious Education Congress
More than 40,000 faithful from around the world gathered at the Anaheim Convention Center on March 15-18 for one of the nation’s largest annual gatherings of Catholics. Here are some of our favorite moments from this year’s Religious Education Congress. All photographs by Victor Alemán for Angelus News.
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Alverno Heights Academy Students Participates in Youth Day 2018
Religious Education Congress, sponsored by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Office of Religious Education, is the nation’s largest annual gathering of Roman Catholics. This year’s theme was “Rise Up” and the girls, along with Campus Minister Ms. Katharine Guerrero, got to enjoy speakers and workshops from Catholic leaders across the country!
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Could O’Malley be the center-right candidate for the next pope?
For one weekend every year, the two great Magic Kingdoms of the world collide in Anaheim, California, when Disneyland’s neighborhood is taken over by the Catholic Church for the Religious Education Congress of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the largest annual gathering of Catholics in North America.
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Celebran En EE.UU. Misa Por Futura Santificación De Monseñor Oscar Romero
Miles de feligreses celebraron hoy durante un oficio religioso en Anaheim, al sureste de Los Ángeles, la próxima santificación del obispo salvadoreño monseñor Oscar Romero, asesinado el 24 de marzo de 1980.
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Sisters Offer 80 Years of Spiritual Care at Dignity Health–St. Mary Medical Center
Each year, National Catholic Sisters Week is celebrated March 8-14 to honor religious women for all they have done. This is a wonderful time for Dignity Health hospitals to reflect on the rich history and mission of their founding Sisters, while also giving thanks for the spiritual care provided to patients in their time of need.
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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!’
Contact Us
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Adrian Marquez Director of Media Relations amarquez@la-archdiocese.org Office: (213) 637-7216 |
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Doris Benavides Associate Director of Media Relations dbenavides@la-archdiocese.org Office: (213) 637-7254 |