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  • ‘A quiet leader’: Archbishop Gomez begins serving as the vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
    December 9, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    Election Day did little to put aside divisions within the nation. While some felt vindicated by the outcome, others took to the streets in despair.

  • A people full of love and joy: Thousands of faithful pray, dance and sing to Our Lady of Guadalupe
    December 9, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    There was still an hour left before the procession to honor Our Lady of Guadalupe began Dec. 4 in East Los Angeles. Still, Elsie Romera took her place above the float representing St. Mary’s Church in Boyle Heights. Her new husband José Delgado observed her with unabashed pride.

  • LA VIRGEN DE GUADALUPE VISITA CÁRCEL DE MUJERES DE LYNWOOD
    December 8, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    Como parte de su peregrinación por el Sur de California, la Imagen sagrada de la Morenita recorre las celdas del ‘Century Regional Women Detention Facility’, junto a personal de la Arquidiócesis de Los Ángeles

  • 85th anniversary procession and Mass in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe
    December 2, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    Our Lady of Guadalupe will be honored with a Mass and religious procession in East Los Angeles on Dec. 4.

  • Archbishop Gomez becomes first Latino vice president of the USCCB
    December 2, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    Archbishop José H. Gomez will serve as the first Latino vice president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. The archbishop was elected vice president Nov. 15 in Baltimore and will serve alongside Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston, who was elected president.

  • 40th Catholic-Jewish Women’s Conference addresses faith and the environment
    December 2, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    Nearly 200 people attended the 40th annual Catholic-Jewish Women’s Conference — “Our Planet in Peril: Repairing the Earth Through the Lens of Faith” — at Valley Beth Shalom in Encino on Nov. 11. The keynote speakers —Sister Toni Nash, a sister of St. Joseph of Carondelet and co-founder of Sisters of Earth, and Rabbi Sarah Bassin, the associate rabbi of Temple Emmanuel, Beverly Hills — both encouraged those gathered for “two traditions in dialogue” to discuss the interconnectedness of faith and its role in supporting the environment.

  • Virgin of Guadalupe visits women in Lynwood’s jail
    November 27, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    The image of the Virgin of Guadalupe made its way through the narrow halls of the Century Regional Women Detention Facility in Lynwood on Sunday, Nov. 27. Stopping at several two-tier cells at the facility’s east and west towers, Gonzalo de Vivero, director of the L.A. Archdiocese’s Office of Restorative Justice, together with Knight of Columbus Mark Padilla, pulled a makeshift cart carrying the digital reproduction of the original copy of the Guadalupana, a gift to the archdiocese of from Mexico City’s Basilica a decade ago. Accompanied by a few of the facility’s deputies and volunteers from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the men also carried the Virgin’s message of love, forgiveness and reconciliation to the incarcerated women, showing them that they too are important to the Church.

  • Rwandan genocide survivor to speak at OneLife L.A. 2017
    November 18, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    A survivor of the 1994 Rwandan genocide will be the keynote speaker at OneLife L.A. 2017. The annual event draws tens of thousands of pro-life supporters, who gather in downtown Los Angeles to celebrate the beauty and dignity of human life.

  • A helping paw: Companion animals care for veterans with PTSD
    November 11, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    Nov. 5, a brisk early Saturday morning near the merry-go-round in Griffith Park. Diego Ortiz of PAWS/LA was standing in front of a white tarp trying to get the attention of two dozen dogs and their guardians. Since 1989, the nonprofit has been dedicated to preserving the healing benefits of animal companionship for low-income elderly and others facing life-threatening illnesses like HIV/AIDS. But today he was talking about the launching of a new program called Project Petstrong geared to veterans suffering from PTSD. And part of the kickoff was with a two-mile “pets’ hike” in the sprawling urban park.

  • San Gabriel Mission students spend free time feeding the hungry
    November 11, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    Students at San Gabriel Mission High School in San Gabriel are spending their free time serving the poor at the local food bank, which benefits more than 100 families.