• Damien defeats Crespi, advances to CIF-SS quarterfinals
    February 26, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  No Comment

    Leading up to the first round of the CIF-Southern Section state playoffs, which commenced Feb. 19, arguably the most intriguing matchup on paper was the tournament’s seventh seed Damien Spartans (ranked 20th in California) hosting the 10th seeded Crespi Celts (14th), a matchup of two reigning state champions (Division 3A and 4A, respectively).

  • The Church on the peripheries: Pope concludes Mexico visit within border city beset by crime
    February 26, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  No Comment

    CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — José Alfredo sells knickknacks in a market not far from the Cathedral of Our Lady of Guadalupe in downtown Ciudad Juarez, just opposite the border from El Paso, Texas.

  • Recovering city sees uptick in migrants
    February 26, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  No Comment

    CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico — Central Americans like Daniel Melgar are the most common residents at the Casa del Migrante, a shelter for immigrants run by the Diocese of Juarez.

  • ‘I thought I was going home’
    February 26, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  No Comment

    Carlos, Sr., and Adriana could see their next-to-youngest child coming on the sidewalk from “The Compound,” a locked enclosure with a tall metal fence topped by razor wire, across the green quadrangle lawn. A single guard was behind him. Except he wasn’t really walking straight up like a normal person. No, he was bent over a little, and his walk was more like a shuffle.

  • Congress coordination: Behind the scenes of the R.E. Congress
    February 26, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  No Comment

    By some reckoning, this will be the 60th Religious Education Congress organized by the Los Angeles Archdiocese. The annual event, known worldwide, draws upwards of 40,000 participants each year.

  • SO. CALIFORNIA BISHOPS WILL LAUNCH PARISH INITIATIVE AT CHRIST CATHEDRAL ON SATURDAY
    February 25, 2016  |  Press Releases  |  No Comment

    The Immigration Summit “Hosting the Immigrant: a call to action,” will feature testimonials from immigrants and refugees, and Migrant Stations of the Cross, created with immigrants’ personal belongings found along the U.S.-Mexico border Archbishop José H. Gomez will be …

  • CATHOLIC CHURCH IN CA. LAUNCHES INITIATIVE TO WELCOME IMMIGRANTS INTO FULLNESS OF AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP
    February 24, 2016  |  In The News  |  No Comment

    The Most Rev. José H. Gómez, Archbishop of Los Angeles, will join the Most Rev. Dominic Luong, Auxiliary Bishop Emeritus of the Diocese of Orange, other Bishops and clergy, and parish leaders from across California at Christ Cathedral on February 27, 12 p.m. – 2:30 p.m., for the launch of a comprehensive state-wide initiative that will bring together the California Catholic Conference of Bishops, diocesan administrations across the state, Catholic Charities, and local parishes in a coordinated effort to naturalize the estimated 2.4 million Legal Permanent Residents eligible for naturalization in California (Department of Homeland Security, 2013). This effort represents a new program that will offer practical assistance for legal residents seeking full citizenship. This effort will work in parallel with the Church’s ongoing efforts toward comprehensive immigration reform.

  • Reflections on Pope Francis in Juárez
    February 24, 2016  |  The Latest  |  No Comment

    Last week, I had the privilege to cross over the border into Mexico and concelebrate Mass with our Holy Father Pope Francis in Ciudad Juárez.

  • A muchos jornaleros de Los Ángeles no les alcanza ni para pagar un cuarto
    February 24, 2016  |  In The News  |  No Comment

    A los jornaleros del Sur de California las cuentas no le salen para pagar por un techo propio.

  • Residents Are the Heroes In Exide Victory
    February 24, 2016  |  In The News  |  No Comment

    The unrelenting efforts of residents and community activists deserve credit for California Gov. Brown and state legislators securing nearly $177 million for testing and cleanup of properties contaminated by the Exide Technologies plant in Vernon, state and local Latino leaders said today during a news conference at Resurrection Church in Boyle Heights.