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ALL-CIF Southern Section Teams Fall 2016 Sports
The gridiron, volleyball court and swimming pool were the sites of numerous accomplishments during the 2016 fall sports season by local Catholic school teams and athletes, with several accorded honors of excellence by CIF-Southern Section coaches.
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Archbishop Gomez welcomes 21 new seminarians with Mass and barbecue
On Aug. 2, Archbishop José H. Gomez welcomed 21 new seminarians to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles as they begin their journey toward the priesthood at St. John’s Seminary and Queen of Angels Center for Priestly Formation.
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Celebrating Our Lady Queen of the Angels
A joyous observance of the 236th anniversary of the founding of the City of Los Angeles will commence at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 26 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Downtown Los Angeles. Archbishop José H. Gomez will preside over a special votive Mass honoring Mary as Our Lady of the Angels, who is, with St. Vibiana and St. Patrick, patroness of the city and the archdiocese.
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‘This is your city. Be a saint’: Teens take ownership of Los Angeles
More than 1,000 teenagers from Southern California joined in a eucharistic procession around UCLA campus the evening of Aug. 4, giving a tangible sign of their Catholic faith in an increasingly secularized city.
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Loyola’s Ray George: L.A.’s first Catholic HS player in the NFL
As football players went, he was big for his day — 6 feet 2 inches tall, 230 pounds, strong enough to play on the offensive line, not just at Loyola High School, but at the University of Southern California … and for the Detroit Lions, who drafted Ray George in the 10th round of the 1939 National Football League draft and made him their starting right tackle in his rookie season.
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Girls’ volleyball teams gear up for 2017 season
The 2017 girls’ volleyball regular season begins Aug. 21, with Catholic schools from the Los Angeles Archdiocese and Orange Diocese primed to contend for CIF-Southern Section titles and, conceivably, state championship honors.
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SOCAL TEENS ATTEND THREE-DAY CONFERENCE ON EXPRESSING SAINTHOOD IN EVERYDAY LIFE
Archbishop José H. Gomez and the Archdiocese of Los Angeles Office of Religious Education hosted the third annual City of Saints conference this weekend on …
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Cathedral to host Mass celebrating 100th birthday anniversary of Blessed Oscar Romero
The local Salvadoran Catholic community is inviting the faithful from across the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to celebrate the life and legacy of Blessed Archbishop Oscar Romero on Sunday, Aug. 13, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Downtown Los Angeles.
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Becoming his witnesses: Reaching young adult Catholics through evangelization
With the growing rate of American young adults identifying as “nones” — nonaffiliation with a particular religion or faith — the message of authentic encounter and evangelization is more important than ever before.
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Religious brothers from across nation gather in L.A. for 46th conference
Last month, the religious brothers who do so much to support their communities all over the country had the opportunity to congregate in support of one another at the 46th annual Religious Brothers Conference.