Special services held at Cathedral of Angels in LA for Good Friday

Kara Finnstrom is outside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles with the latest on the special services happening for Good Friday.

Blessing of palms procession on Sunday starts Holy Week for many Christians

An outdoor blessing of palms and a procession was held in the plaza area on Palm Sunday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles.

Archbishop to celebrate Palm Sunday mass at downtown cathedral

Archbishop José H. Gomez will celebrate Palm Sunday Mass in English at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Sunday, commemorating Jesus’ triumphal entry into Jerusalem shortly before his death and marking the start of Holy Week.

Más de mil católicos de Los Ángeles llevan su amor por la Eucaristía a las calles

Con el Santísimo Sacramento en alto, el arzobispo de Los Ángeles José H. Gomez guió a más de 1,000 católicos que llevaron banderas, rosarios y una abundancia de espíritu desde la Misión San Gabriel Arcángel hacia las calles del Valle de San Gabriel el 25 de marzo.

U.S. bishops ask for prayer for pope’s quick recovery

Following news of Pope Francis’ hospitalization on Wednesday, U.S. bishops asked for prayer for the pontiff’s quick recovery.

San Gabriel Valley Catholics walk in six-mile procession

On the Feast of the Annunciation of the Lord, San Gabriel Valley Catholics walked in a six-mile Eucharistic Procession from Mission San Gabriel’s Annunciation Chapel to St. Luke the Evangelist Parish in Temple City and back to the mission on Saturday, March 25.

Archbishop Gomez to lead 6-mile eucharistic procession through Los Angeles

Archbishop José Gomez of Los Angeles will lead a six-mile eucharistic procession on Saturday through the city as part of the National Eucharistic Revival, a three-year initiative of the U.S. bishops to renew Catholics’ devotion to Christ in the holy Eucharist.

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.

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.

Thousands turn out for funeral of LA bishop David O’Connell

Thousands gathered for the funeral of Los Angeles auxiliary bishop David O’Connell, who was shot dead last month, allegedly by the husband of his housekeeper in a dispute over money.