• Canines to Invade the Cathedral
    July 8, 2014  |  The Latest  |  No Comment

    DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES – Normally the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels is a place for religious worship. On one evening this week, it’s a place for barking and socializing.

  • PILGRIMAGE OF RELIC OF SANTO TORIBIO, BELOVED SAINT OF IMMIGRANTS, KICKS OFF SO. CALIFORNIA TOUR AT ST. MARCELLINUS PARISH
    July 7, 2014  |  Press Releases  |  No Comment

    A press conference will be held July 7 at 5:30 p.m. at St. Marcellinus Church in City of Commerce (2349 Strong Ave., Los Angeles, 90040) …

  • Members of St. Marcellinus parish carry the relic of Saint Toribio Romo
    July 7, 2014  |  In The News  |  No Comment

    Members of St. Marcellinus parish carry the relic of Saint Toribio Romo Gonzalez, the saint of immigrants and border crossers, during a procession on the first day of a Southern California tour of the relic in Commerce, California July 7, 2014. The relic, an ankle bone from Santo Toribio encased in a small statue, was lent to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles by the saint’s home chapel in Jalisco, Mexico. REUTERS/Jonathan Alcorn (UNITED STATES – Tags: SOCIETY IMMIGRATION POLITICS RELIGION)

  • Noticias 62- Santo toribio
    July 7, 2014  |  In The News  |  No Comment

    Santo toribio

  • Priestly formation and the new evangelization: The Four Pillars
    July 4, 2014  |  Around the ADLA  |  No Comment

    Previously (May 30), we explained how the two guiding documents of the Catholic Church on the Formation of Candidates for the Priesthood — Pastoris Dabo Vobis (I Will Give You Shepherds) by Pope John Paul II in 1992 and The Program for Priestly Formation, 5th Edition from the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops in 2006 (hereafter referred to as PDV and PPF) — present four Pillars (or Dimensions) that are essential for the training or preparation of seminarians, and indeed for priests throughout their lives.

  • In Altadena: A new altar for Sacred Heart
    July 4, 2014  |  Around the ADLA  |  No Comment

    It wasn’t planned that way, but the weekend when parishioners at Sacred Heart Church in Altadena celebrated the blessing and consecration of their new altar was full of coincidences that couldn’t be overlooked.

  • St. Toribio relics in L.A.
    July 4, 2014  |  Around the ADLA  |  No Comment

    The St. Toribio Relics Tour will be visiting parishes throughout the Southland in July, culminating with culminate with the Immigration Mass July 20 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.

    The relic, a bone from the left ankle of Santo Toribio, is encased in a 4-foot-5 statue of the saint, which was lent to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles by the saint’s home chapel in Jalisco, Mexico. The Mexican-born martyred priest is venerated by immigrants for helping them reach the “dreamed land” safely and achieving success in the United States.

  • After the Hobby Lobby case
    July 3, 2014  |  The Latest  |  No Comment

    The U.S. Supreme Court made a good decision this week in recognizing that Hobby Lobby’s owners can follow their religious beliefs and conscience in running their family business.

    The court’s decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc. was narrow and specific to smaller, family-held businesses.

  • BOYS BASKETBALL: St. Genevieve is a small-school on the rise
    July 3, 2014  |  In The News  |  No Comment

    Former Granada Hills coach Sean Collyer has done a great job turning around a once down trodden St. Genevieve boys basketball program and next year could be the best.

    Collyer has a quartet of juniors and sophomore transfer Brian Devereaux from Canyon to rely on.

  • CLBC selects 30 students for California Scholars program
    July 3, 2014  |  In The News  |  No Comment

    The nine-member California Legislative Black Caucus (CLBC) has selected 30 high school and college students to receive scholarships of $2,500 each and a lap top from Hewlett Packard as part of its 2014 CLBC California Scholars program