Inside the plan to save a historic chapel for veterans on the Westside

The last time Msgr. Lloyd Torgerson paid a visit to the Wadsworth Chapel on the Veterans Administration’s (VA) north campus in West LA was last April, off the heels of a record-breaking rainy season in the region.

Bishop-elect Albert Bahhuth: From Lebanon to LA

For God to make Msgr. Albert Bahhuth a priest, let alone a bishop, there have been many miracles. Those miracles have spanned from Lebanon to Missouri to Mississippi, and finally to Los Angeles. There has even been a Subway sandwich franchise involved.

Bishop-elect Matthew Elshoff: A veteran educator with a missionary heart

Just up the street from the notorious Nickerson Gardens housing projects, the church and school of St. Lawrence of Brindisi in Watts form something of a small oasis in a part of LA known for gangs, poverty, and high crime rates.

Bishop-elect Brian Nunes: Turning off the radio for God

Father Brian Nunes was sitting in his office working on his homily when he received the call.

Bishop-elect Slawomir Szkredka: A modest mentor who can ‘teach the faith’

If Bishop-elect Slawomir Szkredka has learned one lesson from life until now, what would it be?

His answer is simple. “What God wants me to do, he’ll have to do it

LA Catholic schools among new Hannon Foundation grant recipients

Several LA Catholic schools are among those benefiting from a series of education grants announced by the William H. Hannon Foundation as it marks 40 years.

Sierra Madre pastor ‘savors the journey’ of Ironman competition

As he celebrates 34 years as a priest and about to turn 64 years old, Father Tom Baker still finds himself running.