-
Archdiocese welcomes record number of new Catholics on Easter 2024
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles had more than 2,000 catechumens baptized into the Catholic faith, the biggest number since at least 2016. The archdiocese also had the second-most candidates since 2016 entering into full communion with the Catholic Church.
-
What I saw on Palm Sunday in LA’s hipster capital
It is hard to imagine what the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles looked like in 1921, the year that St. Teresa of Avila Church was founded.
-
More than 3,000 pack LA Cathedral for 2024 Chrism Mass
The mission of sanctifying the world and serving others in a priestly way is “not only for those who are ordained,” said Archbishop José H. Gomez at the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ annual Chrism Mass March 25.
-
Serra High gets another experiment launched into outer space
Students at Junipero Serra High School in Gardena held a viewing party on March 21 to watch another of their experiments launched to the International Space Station.
-
Cardinal: El Salvador is not free, despite vast security improvements
At the age of 81, Cardinal Gregorio Rosa Chávez remains the best-known champion of the legacy of his friend and mentor St. Óscar Romero, who was killed 44 years ago during El Salvador’s civil war and today is considered an icon of the Catholic Church’s social justice advocacy.
-
For these SoCal Passion plays, it’s more than just showing Christ’s death
Christian Escobar has been involved, in one form or another, with the annual Passion play at Christ the King Church in Hollywood since he was 4.
-
LA archdiocese asks parishes to hold special collection for Holy Land relief
Parishes in the LA Archdiocese are being asked to hold an emergency second collection to help Christians in the Holy Land affected by the ongoing war in Gaza.
-
Padre Serra’s comeback: Statue removed from Ventura city hall returns to mission
On Feb. 29, a larger-than-life-size bronze statue of St. Junípero Serra came home to the last of the nine missions that the 18th-century Spanish missionary founded: the Mission Basilica San Buenaventura.
-
Bishop O’Connell ‘still looking out for us’ one year after death, friends say
One year since the death of Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell, the shock over his murder has largely worn off, the tributes have died down, and the billboards that briefly lit up Los Angeles freeways flashing his smiling face are gone.
-
Obstacles or opportunities? 2024 LA Congress ponders both in a changing world
The challenge of overcoming obstacles — whether they be cultural, spiritual, or even ecclesial — shaped much of the conversation at this year’s Los Angeles Religious Education Congress.
Contact Us
 |
Adrian Marquez Director of Media Relations amarquez@la-archdiocese.org Office: (213) 637-7216 |
 |
Doris Benavides Associate Director of Media Relations dbenavides@la-archdiocese.org Office: (213) 637-7254 |