CUANDO LA VIDA PUEDE MÁS QUE TODO

Lianna Rebolledo, sobreviviente de secuestro y asalto sexual, se convierte en activista a favor del respeto a la dignidad humana, y la voz de personas que sufrieron algún tipo de violencia.

Candles to be lit for Requiem Mass at the cathedral Jan. 23

More than 2,000 people of all ages are expected to fill the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels in downtown Los Angeles Jan. 23 for the annual Requiem for the Unborn Mass at 5 p.m. The archdiocesan-wide event, which falls a day after the anniversary of the historic Roe vs. Wade ruling that legalized abortion in the U.S., is being held following the close of OneLife LA earlier that same afternoon, when pro-life marchers will walk from nearby La Placita Olvera to Grand Park.

Archbishop Gomez to host City of Saints Teen Conference

Archbishop José H. Gomez will lead the City of Saints Teen Conference from Aug. 5-7. Pre-registration began Nov. 1.

‘Life Without Limbs’ founder to present message of hope and faith at OneLife LA Jan. 23

On Dec. 4, 1982 in Melbourne, Australia, Boris and Dushka Vujicic were anxiously awaiting the birth of their first child, but his arrival in the delivery room that day resulted in both shock and confusion.

Celebrated educator to speak at annual MLK breakfast Jan. 16

George McKenna, a member of the Los Angeles Board of Education, will be the featured speaker at the 8 a.m. Martin Luther King Prayer Breakfast Jan. 16 at the Proud Bird Restaurant, 11022 Aviation Blvd., Los Angeles.

Local Catholic school choirs attend 40th Congress of Pueri Cantores in Rome

Students from three local Catholic schools joined an estimated 5,000 young singers from around the world for the 40th International Congress of Pueri Cantores — the official student choral organization of the Catholic Church — held in Rome and Vatican City Dec. 26 to Jan. 2.

American Martyrs wins championship over St. Philip the Apostle

Notre Dame High School hosted the Catholic Youth Organization Flag Football Championship Nov. 22 in Sherman Oaks, featuring the title game between American Martyrs in Manhattan Beach against St. Philip the Apostle in Pasadena.

Ready for the birth of Jesus, our savior

Thousands of Filipino Catholics from throughout Southern California celebrated the beginning of Simbang Gabi, a 500-year-old Filipino Christmas tradition, with a special Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on Dec. 15.

Archbishop Gomez visits Skid Row to give Christmas gifts to children

On Dec. 19, Archbishop José Gomez joined Adopt-A-Family volunteers as they made house calls to some of the poorest neighborhoods in Los Angeles, stopping by apartments on Skid Row to deliver Christmas gifts, groceries and clothing to families in need.

OneLife LA speaker Mama Hill to address ‘divine order’ and healing children

“A child is born with a heart of gold; the way of the world makes his heart grow cold.”

These touching lyrics from Earth, Wind and Fire’s 70s hit song “That’s the Way of the World” serve as an oft-recited daily motto for Millicent “Mama” Hill, an award-winning educator, poet and community activist who has devoted her life to teaching, supporting, mothering and “healing” at-risk children and troubled teens in and around South L.A., to help “bring them back to who they really are.”