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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.
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Office of Ethnic Ministry celebrates diversity picnic, looks forward to Cultures Mass
On July 22, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles celebrated the vibrant ethnic diversity of the local Catholic community with its 3rd annual picnic in Griffith Park. The event’s entertainment included traditional Korean songs and dances, Salvadorian cultural dances and a piñata for the children.
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The Marian Heart of America: Our Lady of Guadalupe and our “Post-Christian” Society. Remarks by Archbishop Gomez at the 7th Annual Napa Institute Summer Conference
Most Reverend Jose H. Gomez
Archbishop of Los Angeles
Napa, California
July 27, 2017
My dear friends,
I am just coming back from Mexico. I had the blessing a few weeks ago to lead our first pilgrimage from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to the Basilica of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
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