• Líderes de religiones enfrentadas en Tierra Santa oran juntos por la paz
    June 7, 2014  |  In The News  |  No Comment

    Los Ángeles (EE.UU.), 6 jun (EFE).- Líderes musulmanes, judíos y católicos se reunieron hoy en la Catedral de Los Ángeles para orar por la paz mundial, siguiendo el ejemplo del papa Francisco, que invitó este domingo al Vaticano al presidente israelí, Simón Peres, y al de la Autoridad Nacional Palestina (ANP), Mahmud Abas.

  • POPE FRANCIS RESPONDS TO HUNDREDS OF U.S. YOUTH SENTENCED TO LIFE WITHOUT PAROLE
    June 6, 2014  |  Press Releases  |  No Comment

    A letter from the Pope will be read during a Sunday special Mass at juvenile hall in Sylmar Members of the Archdiocese’s Office of Restorative …

  • Oxnard’s banjo-playing priest with ‘Despicable Me’ minions is moving on
    June 6, 2014  |  In The News  |  No Comment

    The gig is up.

    After 13 years back in the city where he was raised, leading a Catholic parish that includes nearly 10,000 families and his own 80-year-old mother, Monsignor Jon Majarucon is being assigned to a new church.

    The Filipino-American priest who was the first pastor of color in Santa Clara Parish’s 129-year history will deliver a farewell homily on Sunday at the church on Oxnard’s South E Street.

  • Líderes de religiones enfrentadas en Tierra Santa oran juntos por la paz
    June 6, 2014  |  In The News  |  No Comment

    Los Ángeles, 6 jun (EFEUSA).- Líderes musulmanes, judíos y católicos se reunieron hoy en la catedral de Los Ángeles para orar por la paz mundial, siguiendo el ejemplo del papa Francisco, que invitó este domingo al Vaticano al presidente israelí, Simón Peres, y el palestino, Mahmud Abas, para rezar por una solución del conflicto de Oriente Medio.

  • Estadounidense, se reunieron este viernes 6 de junio junto a otros líderes musulmanes, judíos y católicos en la catedral de Los Ángeles para orar por la paz mundial
    June 6, 2014  |  In The News  |  No Comment

    EFE/EUA CARIBE SHM28 LOS ANGELES (CA, EEUU), 6/6/2014.- De izq. a dcha., Alexei Smith, encargado de asuntos ecuménicos para la arquidiócesis de Los Ángeles y Mark Diamond rabino y director regional del Comité Judío Estadounidense, se reunieron este viernes 6 de junio junto a otros líderes musulmanes, judíos y católicos en la catedral de Los Ángeles para orar por la paz mundial, siguiendo el ejemplo del papa Francisco, que invitó este domingo al Vaticano al presidente israelí, Simón Peres, y el palestino, Mahmud Abas, para rezar por una solución del conflicto de Oriente Medio. EFE/IVAN MEJÍA

  • Pentecost and the gifts of the Spirit
    June 5, 2014  |  The Latest  |  No Comment

    This Sunday we celebrate the great feast of Pentecost, and the end of the Easter season.

    In addition to our Pentecost celebration on Sunday morning at 10 a.m. at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, this year we are also holding a special Mass on Sunday afternoon at 3 p.m. at the Cathedral, with all the “ecclesial movements” that represent the beautiful diversity of spiritual gifts in our Archdiocese.

  • Called to serve: The St. Thomas the Apostle Formation Class of 2014
    June 5, 2014  |  Around the ADLA  |  No Comment

    Archbishop José Gomez will ordain 15 men to the Sacred Order of Deacon on June 7 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.

    Those to be ordained and their wives have undergone a five-year period of formation in preparation for ministry in their parishes. The formation process integrates academic, pastoral and spiritual dimensions towards forming deacons and their wives in ministries of word, liturgy and charity.

  • CIMA honors excellence in storytelling at awards ceremony
    June 5, 2014  |  Around the ADLA  |  No Comment

    With seagulls flying above and the sound of the surf below, attendees at this year’s Catholic in Media Associates (CIMA) awards were greeted by a picture perfect Southern California backdrop for the group’s annual Mass, reception and ceremonies held in Pacific Palisades.

    Now in its 22nd year, CIMA presented its yearly awards honoring excellence in media, with the feature film “The Monuments Men,” the feature documentary “Cesar’s Last Fast” and the television news program “CBS News Sunday Morning” receiving accolades for stories with uplifting messages that promote positive messages and themes.

  • New priests urged to ‘be men of patience, mercy, love, hope’
    June 4, 2014  |  Around the ADLA  |  No Comment

    When Rosa Sahagun learned that her nephew Juan Ochoa wanted to become a priest, she felt immensely proud — and fiercely protective. As a surrogate mother, who helped raise him after his parents passed away when he was a young teen, “I have always supported him, to help him have confidence in himself,” she said.

    “He has always had the support of his entire family, and wherever he is, he will always be with us — and now we will stand by him as a priest.”

  • How a Tiny Downtown School With a Blacktop ‘Field’ Became a Soccer Dynasty
    June 4, 2014  |  In The News  |  No Comment

    DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES — In 2009, the middle-school soccer players from Downtown’s St. Turibius school lost their Catholic Youth Organization championship game in penalty kicks to the powerhouse American Martyrs team from Manhattan Beach.