• No Hay Donde Jugar
    June 12, 2014  |  In The News  |  No Comment

    Un grupo de niños de familia de bajos recursos

    que pertenecen a una escuela primaria en el sur centro de los angeles ha logrado ganar campeonatos de futbol y lo unico que piden

    es tener por lo menos una cancha donde

    practicar.

  • New president tapped for seminary
    June 12, 2014  |  In The News  |  No Comment

    The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has appointed Monsignor Marc Trudeau to lead St. John’s Seminary as it continues its 75- year mission to educate and train Catholic priests from around the world for a vocation of serving the church.

  • Track & Field: Mater Dei wins state boys’ title
    June 11, 2014  |  The Latest  |  No Comment

    Mater Dei High School of Santa Ana, on the strength of sprinter Curtis Godin’s double sprint victories, won the CIF State Track and Field Boys’ Championships held June 6-7 at Buchanan High School in Clovis.

  • Bishop Amat, Santa Margarita win CIF-SS baseball titles
    June 11, 2014  |  The Latest  |  No Comment

    Bishop Amat High School of La Puente rallied in the late innings to defeat favored Palm Desert 4-3 and win the CIF-Southern Section Division 3 baseball championship June 6 at Dodger Stadium.

    Trailing 3-0 after four innings, the Lancers got a run in the fifth on Jayson Gonzalez’ ground-out, then scored three times in the sixth to take the lead. Scott Hurst’s run-scoring ground-out plated one run, Michael Palos’ double tied the score, and Bryan Menendez delivered the game-winning RBI single to score pinch-runner Bijor Decena.

  • Deacon ordination: ‘Your ministry will change people’s lives’
    June 11, 2014  |  Around the ADLA  |  No Comment

    In the days leading up to his ordination to the permanent diaconate, Ryan Adams was reflecting on his relationship with the Holy Spirit — how, in his ministry as a deacon, he “must be a living vessel for the Spirit to not only dwell in, but also a vessel for the Spirit to work through,” serving others in need.

  • Celebrating the Holy Spirit at work
    June 11, 2014  |  Around the ADLA  |  No Comment

    The parking lot at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels was filled to capacity almost two hours before the scheduled start of the June 8 Mass that would celebrate the Los Angeles Archdiocese’s numerous lay ecclesial movements — the first-ever such formal celebration.

    “When I got here early to start preparing for the Mass, one whole section [of the Cathedral] was filled, it made me cry,” said Alicia Hernandez of the Office of the New Evangelization that organized the event. “People really wanted to be a part of this celebration.”

  • ‘Healing Our City’ from gun violence
    June 11, 2014  |  Around the ADLA  |  No Comment

    Suzanne Verge-Peak, president of the L.A. chapter of the Brady Campaign to prevent gun violence, was the first to ring the gold bell — a hard pull in memory of brother Peter Verge. Peter was 18, she 15, when he was shot and killed two weeks before Christmas in 1978, just a mile from their Santa Monica home.

    Stepping forward, a gray-haired woman in a jean jacket and pants said, “I ring the bell for my daughter Wendy, who was murdered. She was in the prime of her life. She died in New Mexico, where she was raised. It’s been a while. But coming together with the group here brings it all …,” she struggled to finish, but couldn’t.

  • Niños de bajos recursos reciben libros para estimular lectura en verano
    June 11, 2014  |  In The News  |  No Comment

    Los Ángeles, 11 jun (EFEUSA).- Cientos de estudiantes de preescolar y primer grado de familias de bajos recursos participaron hoy en una feria de lectura donde recibieron gratuitamente libros para estimularlos a leer durante las vacaciones.

  • Homeland Security needs community support to help immigrant youth
    June 11, 2014  |  The Latest  |  No Comment

    Distrust, fear, and lack of information discourage young undocumented immigrants from applying for temporary legal relief, according to a Homeland Security official.

    Alejandro Mayorkas, deputy secretary of Homeland Security, called on Los Angeles immigration advocates, lawyers and beneficiaries to help.

  • Radiate L.A.: The Archdiocese’s Push to Engage Millennials
    June 10, 2014  |  In The News  |  No Comment

    He’s the most talked about man on the Internet. He’s ramped up crowds at Sunday mass, extending lines at confession and sparking inquiries about the Catholic faith. Even donations and volunteering have gone up — a result of his calls to help create a “church for the poor.”

    It’s been dubbed the “Pope Francis effect,” and its latest target is right here in Southern California, in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.