New Bishop Bahhuth: How he wins over parishioners

At every stop he’s made throughout the Archdiocese of Los Angeles — whether it was volunteering at St. John Vianney Church in Hacienda Heights before he became a priest, or parish assignments at Holy Family Church in Glendale, St. Finbar Church in Burbank, or St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church in Santa Clarita — there’s something special about Bishop Albert Bahhuth that has won over parishioners.

What each new bishop’s coat of arms, episcopal mottos say about them

In his homily at their Sept. 26 episcopal ordination Mass, Archbishop José H. Gomez told the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ four newest auxiliary bishops that their mission as successors to Jesus’ first apostles of leading men and women to eternal salvation was an “urgent” one.

Family, Santa Clarita parishioners remember slain sheriff’s ‘ultimate sacrifice

There are few places where the pain and sadness that followed the Sept. 16 murder of Deputy Sheriff Ryan Clinkunbroomer were felt harder than at St. Kateri Tekakwitha Church in Santa Clarita.

Sisters of Religious of the Sacred Heart of Mary celebrate 100 years

History comes with a great deal of duty, responsibility, and fulfillment for Sister Margaret McKenna.

LA bishops-elect get support during special Vespers ceremony

Hours before being ordained as auxiliary bishops for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, four LA priests remarked upon the universal aspect of their situation, and the nervous excitement that comes from readying for a big step in their lives.

How to watch Vespers, Ordination Mass of new LA auxiliary bishops

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles will be celebrating the historic ordination of four new auxiliary bishops with a Vespers evening prayer event and a special Ordination Mass.

Titled nobility: Why auxiliary bishops get the keys to ancient dioceses

They will be ordained as auxiliary bishops of Los Angeles — but they’ll hold titles to churches distant in time and space.

Migrant mom bused from Texas gets surprise from ‘off-duty’ LA priest

As the passengers of bus nine from Brownsville disembarked at St. Anthony’s Croatian Catholic Church in Chinatown, there was the usual mix of emotions; some happy to see relatives there to meet them, others confused or suspicious of the strangers moving toward them.

Inmate letters, surprise discovery reveal depth of late chaplain’s ministry

Monica Ladisa never knew the full scope of it all.

She was very much aware that her husband of 48 years, Michael Ladisa, worked tirelessly for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ Office of Restorative Justice’s prison ministry. The hundreds of hours driving thousands of miles for more than a decade, often spending the night away from their home to connect with a prison community few were willing to become immersed with.

Serra High students launch experiment into space with NASA’s help

On the night of Aug. 1, Christopher Holbert did something unusual.

To the sound of crickets, he put a blanket down in his backyard in Torrance, laid on his back, and gazed at the sky.