African-American Catholics to hold prayer service in response to racism and brutality

African-American Catholics will hold a prayer service in response to racism and brutality on Friday, August 12 at the Church of the Transfiguration at 2515 W. Martin Luther King Boulevard in South Los Angeles.

The Pilgrim’s Perspective of WYD: Smelling like Sheep

Estimates ranged from 1 million to 3 million pilgrims in attendance for the 31st World Youth Day in Krakow, Poland. Although that’s a substantial discrepancy in numbers, you would never know the difference between 1 or 2 million when immersed in a seemingly endless crowd of people. All things considered, the total number is really just a footnote to the major happenings of this international Catholic event.

WYD – Day 4 | July 30

Bishop Robert Barron surprised some of the LA pilgrims with a special visit as they prepared for their journey to the Field of Mercy for an overnight vigil and closing WYD Mass.

WYD – Day 5 | July 31

Showers and Safe Parking: ‘A matter of dignity’

St. Vincent de Paul Society, Catholic parishes assist homeless in Santa Barbara.

WYD – Day 3 | July 29

The presence of World Youth Day 2016 patron saints – St. John Paul II and St. Faustina Kowalska – can be seen, felt and heard everywhere in the city of Krakow, during catechesis, pilgrim chatter and banners of their images in the streets.

The Mary & Joseph Retreat Center

The Mary & Joseph Retreat Center’s mission is “to provide an environment of serenity, prayer and natural beauty.”

CIUDAD DE LOS ÁNGELES, CIUDAD DE SANTOS

La próxima semana, el Papa Francisco hará una peregrinación privada a Asís.

Hundreds of L.A. area youths will join Pope Francis for World Youth Day in Krakow

Hundreds of young people from the tri-county Archdiocese of Los Angeles are embarking on a pilgrimage to Krakow, Poland, to join millions of Catholics and Pope Francis in celebrating World Youth Day (WYD) 2016, from July 26-31.

‘Vita’ means life

CAMARILLO — On July 22-23, more than one hundred people attended the very first Vita Institute ever held in southern California. The two-day institute, sponsored by the Notre Dame Center for Ethics and Culture, in partnership with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the archdiocese’s Office of Life, Justice and Peace, was held at St John’s Seminary and presented a condensed version of an elite training program for leaders in the national pro-life movement.