• Ramona Convent, Archdiocese’s Oldest All-Girls School, Celebrates 125 Years
    October 9, 2014  |  In The News  |  No Comment

    About 500 alumnae, faculty, students and staff recently filled the gym of Ramona Convent Secondary School, the Archdiocese’s oldest Catholic all-girls school, for the 125th Anniversary Mass celebrated by Archbishop José Gomez.

  • ARCHBISHOP GOMEZ CALLS ON THE FAITHFUL TO “LIVE AS ONE FAMILY” AT CELEBRATION OF CULTURES MASS
    October 8, 2014  |  Press Releases  |  No Comment

    Archbishop José Gomez called on the faithful to “live as one family of God” during his homily at the 10th annual Celebration of Cultures Mass, …

  • Colorful and universal: ‘I think this is what heaven is like’
    October 8, 2014  |  Around the ADLA  |  No Comment

    “To see these various ethnic groups come together in their finery in their traditional costumes is extremely exciting,” remarked Rich Widerynski of the Oct. 4 Eucharistic Celebration of Cultures held at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. “Not only are the people beautiful, but they’re colorful.”

  • Forum on ‘50 Years of Liturgical Reform’ set Oct. 16 at LMU
    October 8, 2014  |  Around the ADLA  |  No Comment

    “50 Years of Liturgical Reform: Beyond Vatican II Nominalism,” the fifth forum in the eight-part series “Vatican II at 50: A Symposium,” will be held Oct. 16, 7 p.m., at Loyola Marymount University.

    Presented by LMU and Mount St. Mary’s College, the forum will feature Dr. Massimo Faggioli, assistant professor of Theology at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minn., and author of “Vatican II: The Battle for Meaning.”

  • Our Lady of Fatima Family Crusade celebration set Oct. 11
    October 8, 2014  |  Around the ADLA  |  No Comment

    The 20th anniversary of the Our Lady of Fatima Family Crusade will be celebrated Oct. 11 at San Lorenzo Ruiz Church, Walnut.

    Parishioners and devotees of the Blessed Virgin Mary will come together to pray the rosary at 4 p.m., followed by Mass at 5 p.m. with Father Tony Astudillo, pastor, presiding.

  • Kathleen Kim, police commissioner
    October 8, 2014  |  Around the ADLA  |  No Comment

    “It’s been a really great experience, a very meaningful experience. And I did not ever expect to have this opportunity to, you know, be a part of something that could have such an impact on our residents. It really came out of nowhere.”

    Kathleen Kim, a professor of law at Loyola Law School, wasn’t talking about some academic honor or a coveted judicial appointment. The 39-year-old daughter of South Korean immigrants was referring to Mayor Eric Garcetti naming her last year to the Los Angeles Police Commission.

  • Priestly joy is a missionary joy
    October 7, 2014  |  The Latest  |  No Comment

    It’s a beautiful sight to see — hundreds of priests, happy and relaxed, laughing and just enjoying their time together. It is beautiful to see. And it can get pretty loud, too!

    I had this wonderful experience Monday at the Cathedral, when the priests of the archdiocese gathered for our annual Presbyteral Day.

  • Periódico “Vida Nueva” busca informar a creyentes hispanos en Los Ángeles
    October 6, 2014  |  In The News  |  No Comment

    Los Ángeles, 6 oct (EFE), (Imágenes: Iván Mejía).- El periódico angelino “Vida Nueva” nació en 1990 para proveer información útil a refugiados centroamericanos y hoy es un referente periodístico, como lo demuestran los once premios José Martí de la Asociación Nacional de Publicaciones Hispanas (NAHP) que acaba de recibir. PALABRAS CLAVE: efe,eeuu,periodico,vida nueva,religion.

  • Catholic newspaper, an example of excellent Hispanic journalism
    October 6, 2014  |  In The News  |  No Comment

    Los Angeles newspaper Vida Nueva was founded in 1990 to provide useful information to Central American refugees and today is a model Hispanic newspaper, as evidenced by the 11 Jose Marti awards it is due to receive from the National Association of Hispanic Publications.

  • Best Catacombs Los Angeles 2014
    October 5, 2014  |  In The News  |  No Comment

    These are not the damp, dark catacombs of “The Cask of Amontillado.” There is no sense of menace as you stroll the clean, brightly lit hallways of the Mausoleum at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. Yet death is never far away, even in this welcoming, attractive space.