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Fernando Valenzuela celebrated at cathedral funeral Mass
Just as Fernando Valenzuela tipped his eyes to heaven during his famous windup when he pitched, so did the hundreds of faithful who flocked to his funeral at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on Nov. 6.
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Archbishop Gomez, Cardinal Dolan make friendly wager for NY-LA World Series
The 2024 World Series between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the New York Yankees was already going to feature superstars such as Shohei Ohtani, Mookie Betts, Aaron Judge, and Juan Soto.
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LA’s rookie auxiliaries return from Vatican’s ‘bishops school’
The closest thing the Church has to a learning certificate for new bishops is a weeklong formation program in Rome (sometimes referred to as the “baby bishops course”) where they spend time with one another, Vatican officials, and the pope himself.
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LA Archdiocese leads project to develop unused buildings for affordable housing
The state of California holds multiple first-place distinctions in the latest annual homeless report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development — but none of them are positive.
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Hope and anxiety at immigration Mass as presidential election nears
For years, Maria Tavares has attended the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ annual Mass for the immigrant community to show solidarity with fellow migrants and to pray for the passage of comprehensive immigration reform.
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LA Mass seeks to help mourners of suicide loss ‘live again’
Standing single file, a line of people formed halfway through Mass to bring white carnations to the altar at St. Agnes Church near downtown LA.
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Podcaster priest preaches answer to ‘weight of your sins’ at LA breakfast
Experiencing the mercy of God requires discovering one’s own brokenness, keynote speaker Father Mike Schmitz told the sold-out crowd at this year’s Los Angeles Catholic Prayer Breakfast.
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Father Mike Schmitz to headline sold-out LA Catholic Prayer Breakfast
Following his star turn at the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis this summer, Father Mike Schmitz is set to headline the 19th annual Los Angeles Catholic Prayer Breakfast next Tuesday.
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Top Catholic sisters share challenges, solutions at Hilton Foundation visit
Before his death in 1979, hotel magnate Conrad Hilton left behind two key instructions for the future of his charitable foundation: that aid be given to Catholic sisters, and that it be given with no “territorial restrictions.”