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  • SESENTA AÑOS DE CONGRESO DE EDUCACIÓN RELIGIOSA
    March 7, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    “Misericordia Inagotable” marcó el lema del Congreso de Educación Religiosa 2016, en honor y reflexión al Año de la Misericordia convocado por el Papa Francisco. Por lo tanto, todo el fin de semana del 25 al 28 de febrero giró alrededor de la cultura de la misericordia, la cual alcanzó a todos los asistentes del Congreso con dos movimientos. Un movimiento interno que nos lleva a reflexionar sobre la importancia de ser testigos de la misericordia, aceptando el amor de Dios en nuestras vidas. Y el otro movimiento es compartir con los demás la misericordia de Dios en una acción concreta para favorecer a los más necesitados.

  • NUEVO ESFUERZO PARA AUMENTAR EL NÚMERO DE CIUDADANOS
    March 7, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    En respuesta al llamado que realizó el Papa Francisco durante el Año Santo de la Misericordia, el Arzobispo de Los Ángeles, José Gomez, y otros Obispos del Sur de California dieron a conocer una importante iniciativa durante la “Immigration Summit 2016” (Cumbre de Inmigración), en la Catedral de Cristal, en Orange. La Iglesia Católica brindará asistencia gratuita para que alrededor de dos millones y medio de residentes legales de California se conviertan en ciudadanos.

  • At Immaculate Conception: The First Lady and the Pope
    March 7, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    The 1987 visit of Pope John Paul II to Los Angeles offered many memorable moments — not the least of which took place at Immaculate Conception School, in downtown Los Angeles next to the former Chancery office.

  • ‘EL MATRIMONIO Y LA FAMILIA SON EL CAMINO DE LA IGLESIA’
    March 7, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    Recientemente, en el Día Mundial del Matrimonio, el Arzobispo Gomez felicitó y bendijo a más de cien parejas que celebraron de 25 a 50 y 75 años de haber recibido el sacramento eclesiástico.

  • Mary Star of the Sea High School selected for NFL’s Super Bowl High School Honor Roll
    March 4, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    Mary Star of the Sea High School in San Pedro has been selected for the National Football League’s Super Bowl High School Honor Roll, an initiative that recognizes schools and communities for their contributions to Super Bowl history and for positively impacting the game of football.

  • Local Catholic student named CA National Geographic State Bee semifinalist
    March 4, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    An eighth-grader from St. Paschal Baylon School in Thousand Oaks is traveling to Fresno for the 2016 California National Geographic State Bee after winning the school bee competition.

  • San Gabriel Mission High School raises more than $5,000 for Dominican sisters
    March 4, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    On Feb. 12, San Gabriel Mission High School raised more than $5,000 in a Dominican Day dance-a-thon, an annual school fundraiser for the Dominican Sisters of Mission San Jose. All monies raised went to purchase mattresses for the sisters’ Mother House.

  • Partners in Service honorees: A wide range of ministries
    March 3, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    Every day in Ventura County scores of faithful Catholic parishioners go about the business of serving others in the community. As they give of their time, these women and men mirror the image of God by their selfless work and dedication.

  • Religious Ed Congress: Still growing, a half century later
    March 3, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    The Super Bowl wasn’t yet called the Super Bowl when it was first played on Sunday, January 15, 1967 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. It was, rather, the “AFL-NFL World Championship Game” between the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs.

  • Immigration Summit launches parish-based initiative to help permanent residents obtain U.S. citizenship
    March 3, 2016  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    When Teresa Alvarado was growing up as one of 13 siblings in a small town called Jalostotitlan in Jalisco, Mexico, tragedy struck suddenly and upended their lives forever. Her father’s lifetime of work literally went up in smoke when the family’s small shoe shop — and their only source of income — was completely destroyed in a fire.