In Israel-Gaza war, what Catholics are doing for the Holy Land (and how to help)

Early on Oct. 7, Jesus Fernandez was flying into Tel Aviv to organize a conference to help some Arab government leaders work toward normalizing relations with Israel, as envisioned in the Abraham Accords. When the plane ended Wi-Fi service shortly before landing, he was optimistic.

CALENDARIO 2023 DE LA PEREGRINACIÓN CON LAS IMÁGENES DE NUESTRA SEÑORA DE GUADALUPE Y SAN JUAN DIEGO, QUE CULMINA CON LA 92a PROCESIÓN Y MISA EN HONOR A LA VIRGEN

2 de noviembre

4:30 pm: Procesión con Danza Matachines de María Estrella del Mar desde St. Augustine Priory, 400 Sherwood Way, Oxnard, CA 93033 hasta Mary Star of the Sea, 463 West Pleasant Valley Road, Oxnard, California 93033

5:00 pm: Danza Matachines de María Estrella del Mar

6:00 pm: Coro parroquial

7:00 pm: Misa en español

8:00 pm: Rosario por grupos parroquiales

9:00 pm – 11:00 pm: Parroquia abierta para veneración de imágenes

California’s top judge praises St. Thomas More at LA Red Mass

California’s Chief Justice hailed the example of St. Thomas More as she urged legal professionals and civic leaders to build trust in the state’s legal system at LA’s 41st annual Red Mass.

2023 pilgrimage schedule for Guadalupe, St. Juan Diego pilgrim images

The pilgrim images of Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego are back for their annual tour of Los Angeles. The kick-off celebration was held at St. Catherine of Alexandria Church in Avalon on Oct. 20, where LA Catholics processed with the images before a welcome Mass and potluck. From there, the images traveled by boat to All Souls Cemetery and Mortuary in Long Beach.

Baldwin Hills parish to host famous Our Lady of Fátima statue Oct. 19-22

The famous statue of Our Lady of Fátima that has traveled the world for more than 75 years will be coming to Los Angeles for four days as part of an international tour for peace.

Right place, right time: Divine Mercy finds a home in Hollywood

With its trademark depiction of Christ emitting blue and red rays from the center of his chest, the Divine Mercy image is easily recognizable, seen everywhere from church chapels to living rooms to the rear windows of cars on local freeways.

LA seminarians squeak out win against priests at vocations game

When Archbishop José H. Gomez and Auxiliary Bishop Matt Elshoff both stood and extended their hands above their heads with some 800 people packed into the gym of Cathedral High School, it might have looked like they were administering an enthusiastic blessing.

New Bishop Nunes: Faith came from meeting of cultures thousands of miles away

It was like a secret club, a unique world where the only way to gain admittance was to be from an area surrounding a small estuary near China.

New Bishop Szkredka: Polish, ‘JP2’ influence is strong

Poland is practically on the other side of the world from California.

But for a few moments, lying face-down on the floor during his episcopal Ordination Mass Sept. 26, Bishop Slawomir’s Szkredka’s homeland suddenly felt a lot closer as the names of a few fellow countrymen rang out inside the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.

New Bishop Szkredka: A biblical scholar almost by accident

When Father Slawomir Szkredka was first approached 15 years ago about going to graduate school in Rome to study Scripture, he wasn’t exactly excited.