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Reaching immigrants in need was ‘labor of love’ for Bishop O’Connell
Most of the stories of Bishop David O’Connell touching the lives of immigrant families and children have never been told publicly — perhaps because there are too many of them. But in the weeks since O’Connell’s Feb. 18 murder at his home in Hacienda Heights, the world has heard plenty of new ones.
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CHAPEL IN HONOR OF BISHOP DAVID G. O’CONNELL OPEN TO THE PUBLIC AT THE CATHEDRAL OF OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS
A chapel to honor the life, ministry and legacy of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell, who died February 18, 2023, is …
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Chapel dedicated to slain Bishop David O’Connell opens to public at LA Cathedral
Bishop David O’Connell was Irish, but he died an Angeleno through and through.
And now, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles has established a chapel dedicated to the slain bishop, ranging from his faith journey to and through the City of Angels.
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Religious Education Congress 2023: Embrace Grace
Over the course of three days, February 24-26, 2023, thousands descended upon Anaheim, California for the annual Archdiocese of Los Angeles Religious Education Congress. It is the largest gathering of Catholic educators, catechists, and ministers in the nation. This year’s theme: Embrace Grace fueled the many workshops, presentations, and keynotes. In his keynote, Bishop Joseph Espaillat, an auxiliary bishop of the archdiocese of New York, made his message very clear. “My intention is to light a fire — a fire in us,” the bishop shared with the packed assembly that gathered in the arena.
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Saying goodbye to our friend
This has been a time of mourning for the family of God here in Los Angeles, as we have lost a beloved friend, Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell.
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A friend of Jesus: Honoring Bishop Dave’s legacy
Just about everyone I knew was surprised that Msgr. David O’Connell — a priest working in South LA — was appointed auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles.
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San Gabriel Valley students’ vocal talents shine at LA Cathedral Opera event
Students from St. Andrew Catholic School in Pasadena provided a little night music to a crowd of thousands at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Saturday, March 11.
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A tribute to the late Bishop David O’Connell of Los Angeles
When David O’Connell was named Auxiliary Bishop in 2015 for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, a press conference was held at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles. It was my first year working at the cathedral, and we were already planning a major episcopal ordination for not one but three new auxiliary bishops: Joseph Brennan, Robert Barron, and David O’Connell. Bishop O’Connell was noticeably nervous.
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Nuns, friars partner to explore future for iconic shuttered Hollywood monastery
For nearly a century, the Monastery of the Angels in the Hollywood Hills served as home to a community of cloistered Dominican nuns who devoted their lives to study Scripture and to pray for those who came to them for guidance and penance.
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LA Religious Ed Congress: A ‘here comes everybody’ vibe
The Los Angeles Religious Education Congress used to bill itself as the largest annual gathering of Catholics in the United States. But over the years attendance had dropped from the highs of 30,000 to 40,000 people to about half that — and that was before COVID-19. Similarly, there was a general sense that it wasn’t as “progressive” as it once had been, especially after the appointment of Archbishop José Gomez in 2011.
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