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Alemany welcomes freshmen
The transition from elementary school to high school can be traumatic. Adolescents are leaving their comfort zone for a whole new world. Fears abound — of being anonymous, dealing with an unfamiliar environment and just finding their way and where they belong. In short, it can be one of the most stressful times in a young person’s life.
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Thousands gather at cathedral for annual Missionary Childhood Association Mass
The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels received a major infusion of youth the morning of Oct. 26, as elementary and middle school students from 60 Catholic schools around the Archdiocese of Los Angeles gathered for the annual Missionary Childhood Association Mass of Appreciation.
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A ‘hopeful and optimistic’ outlook on Catholic schools
Ask Kevin Baxter what he thinks about the current state of Catholic schools and the response you hear is likely to contain the words “hopeful” and “optimistic.”
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Pro-life youths celebrate life
More than 8,000 Catholic middle school and high school students rallied for “life” at USC’s Galen Center during LIFEsoCal’s fourth annual Christian Service 4LIFE. Youths from across the Archdiocese of Los Angeles attended the half-day field trip designed to inspire students to respect all life, from conception to natural death, and to be active in Christian service. This year’s event — titled “The Path to Sainthood” — featured the life and works of St. Mother Teresa of Calcutta.
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White Mass honors Dominican sister for finding creative ways to serve the poor, vulnerable
A Dominican sister was one of the first to suggest providing free tattoo removal to former gang members in order to erase the visible ink markings preventing their re-entry into society.
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Conscience, compassion and health care
On Oct. 23, we celebrated our annual White Mass for those in the healing professions of medicine and health care at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
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L.A. procession and Mass celebrate Peruvian devotion to “El Señor de los Milagros”
More than 1,500 welcomed Cardinal Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, archbishop of Lima, Peru, who traveled to Los Angeles to celebrate a Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Oct. 16. Archbishop José H. Gomez concelebrated that Mass, along with many priests from throughout the archdiocese. The procession was organized by the Hermandad del Señor de los Milagros — the Brotherhood of the Lord of Miracles. El Señor de los Milagros is a Peruvian devotion that began in 1715.
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Father Gregory Coiro, former teacher and media relations spokesperson, dies
Father Gregory Louis Coiro, O.F.M. Cap., former head of media relations for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, died Sept. 9. He was 63. Known for his intelligence and “quick wit,” Father Coiro made an impression on those who met him, according to his friend of 41 years, Father Ron Talbott.
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L.A. Archdiocese’s auxiliary bishops participate in “baby bishops’ boot camp” in Rome
Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishops Robert E. Barron, Joseph V. Brennan and David G. O’Connell were among a group of more than 150 bishops — all of whom were appointed by Pope Francis during the past year — who visited Rome Sept. 10-18 to participate in what some have dubbed “baby bishops’ boot camp.”
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Director of operations for Archdiocesan Catholic Center honored at the White House
On Sept. 13, Eileen O’Brien, director of operations for the Archdiocesan Catholic Center, was invited to the White House to receive an award for Building Resilience in Diverse Communities.
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Adrian Marquez Director of Media Relations amarquez@la-archdiocese.org Office: (213) 637-7216 |
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Doris Benavides Associate Director of Media Relations dbenavides@la-archdiocese.org Office: (213) 637-7254 |