Basketball: Bishop Montgomery boys, girls again seek matching CIF titles

To no one’s surprise, the Bishop Montgomery Knights — California’s No. 1 team — received the top seed in the high-powered Open Division of the CIF-Southern Section boys’ basketball tournament, and will begin play Feb. 16 against St. John Bosco.

More than 50 couples renew wedding vows during World Marriage Day Masses

Fifty-four couples — celebrating 75, 62, or 25 years of matrimony — renewed their wedding vows on Sunday, Feb. 11, during the World Marriage Day Masses at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles.

Sacrament of Anointing of the Sick administered during World Day of the Sick Mass

The elderly and sick from throughout southern California gathered to receive the Sacrament of the Anointing of the Sick from Archbishop José H. Gomez on Saturday, Feb. 10 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles. Auxiliary Bishop Robert Barron, from the Santa Barbara pastoral region, served at homilist.

‘UNA VIDA LA’ (One Life LA)

Líderes religiosos de la Arquidiócesis de Los Ángeles y cientos de feligreses efectuarán la cuarta caminata anual “Una Vida LA” (“One Life LA) el 20 de enero, a partir del mediodía, en La Plaza Olvera.

Chaminade students find education and faith a perfect fit

Though born and raised Catholic, Andy Sain and Paulina Gandara had never attended Catholic school until enrolling in 2014 as freshmen at Chaminade Preparatory High School in West Hills.

Spring Sports Preview: St. Anthony girls poised to repeat as softball champions

Having won a CIF-Southern Section softball title last season with a lineup full of non-seniors, the St. Anthony Saints are a logical choice to repeat their championship season.

Together in Mission: the life-changing effects of giving in Boyle Heights

Five years ago, Father Jesse Montes, SDB, was named pastor of St. Mary’s Church in Boyle Heights, becoming part of a historic and predominately Latino community that is proud to call “the Ellis Island of the West Coast” home. But today, the working-class community is feeling greater financial strain as gentrification sends rental costs through the roof and undocumented workers struggle to support their families.

Weaving the divine: Artist John Nava tells stories of faith in L.A. cathedral tapestries

A tapestry is to church architecture as music is to liturgy, an evanescent beauty evoking the eternal. Woven textiles wafting with passing breezes complement the sturdy stone edifices just as music exalts the Real Presence during the Eucharist. The Church militant — pilgrims in the here and now — processes toward eternity.

Archbishop Gomez talks DACA at LMU

Citing his “dedication to social justice and the future of Catholic education,” Loyola Marymount University awarded Archbishop José H. Gomez with an honorary degree during a Jan. 30 forum on immigration.

‘ONELIFE L.A.’: UNA CELEBRACIÓN A LA BELLEZA Y DIGNIDAD DE LA VIDA

Miles se reunieron en el Centro de Los Ángeles para declarar que fueron ‘Creados para lo Grande’

Una multitud se unió al Arzobispo José H. Gomez en “OneLife L.A.” (UnaVida L.A.), un evento que ya lleva cuatro años de existencia y que en esta ocasión se realizó a fines del pasado enero en el Parque Histórico Estatal de Los Ángeles. En el centro de la ciudad se celebró la belleza y dignidad de toda vida humana desde la concepción hasta la muerte natural, mientras se declaró que fuimos “Creados para lo Grande”.