Mass to be celebrated in honor of Venerable Alphonse Gallegos

Venerable Alphonse Gallegos will be honored during a special Mass at Mary Star of the Sea Church in Oxnard on June 24 at 3 p.m. The late bishop of Sacramento, Venerable Gallegos was a native of Los Angeles and is the unofficial patron of migrant workers.

William H. Hannon Foundation donates $100,000 grant to Juan Diego House

The William H. Hannon Foundation bestowed a $100,000 grant in support of a new site for Juan Diego House, the Los Angeles Archdiocese’s program for undergraduate-age young men who are discerning their call to the priesthood.

Ryan’s Wells founder inspires students during school visit

The founder of Ryan’s Well Foundation shared inspiring words with the students of St. Paschal Baylon School in Thousand Oaks while thanking them for their decade-long effort to bring clean drinking water to disadvantaged parts of the globe.

Sister Sheila FitzSimons dies, leaves legacy of service

On April 1, Sister Sheila FitzSimons of the Sisters of Providence died at the congregation’s nursing facility in Indiana after serving as a religious sister for 74 years. She was 90-years-old.

Ramona robotics team participates at Spaceport L.A.’s 2017 Women in Space event

On March 18, Ramona High School’s robotics team were special guests at Spaceport L.A.’s 2017 Women in Space event, manning their own booth and demonstrating their award-winning robot while fielding questions from more than 200 guests.

Message from Archbishop José H. Gomez: Papal honors announcement

As I announced at the Chrism Mass last night, Our Holy Father, Pope Francis, has chosen to honor some of our priests in a very special way.

Pope Francis has honored 15 priests with the title “Chaplain to His Holiness,” which means they can now be addressed as “Reverend Monsignor.” They are:

Louisville track star: ‘I thrive on staying busy’

Alladia Patterson. Louisville High School track team captain. Defending CIF shot put champion. Volunteer track coach and mathematics tutor. Honors student, taking 11 units at Pierce College this semester (and 11 last semester) in addition to her classes at Louisville.

Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation celebrates 20th anniversary of supporting high schools with $1,445,000 donation

Annual Religious Brothers Mass honors Brother John Montgomery

One of the unfortunate yet inherent realities of religious brotherhood is that most of the tremendous good works brothers perform on a daily basis remain unseen by the community at large, and fail to garner the recognition they truly deserve. Thankfully, however, there are special occasions like the Annual Religious Brothers Mass and Dinner on March 19.