Bishop Montgomery students attend prestigious leadership seminar

Last month, seven sophomores from Bishop Montgomery High School (BMHS), Torrance, participated in the 2015 Hugh O’Brian Youth Leadership seminar for the Los Angeles region (HOBY-LA), a three-day leadership development program that brought together approximately 150 exceptional students from across the country.

Thousands celebrate the ‘immigrant spirit’ at the cathedral

“¡Que vivan los inmigrantes!”

“¡Que vivan!”

These joyful words reverberated loudly off the walls of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Downtown Los Angeles the afternoon of July 19, exclaimed by the faithful of diverse ages, ethnicities and cultures, representing parishes from across the archdiocese during the annual Mass in Recognition of Immigrants.

TRES NUEVOS OBISPOS NOMBRADOS POR EL PAPA FRANCISCO

Amigos, estoy feliz de tener tres nuevos obispos auxiliares nombrados por el Papa Francisco: Mons. Joseph Brennan, Mons. David O’Connell y el Padre Robert Barron.

Archbishop Gomez introduces three new auxiliary bishops for LA Archdiocese

Pope Francis has named Father Robert Barron, Msgr. Joseph V. Brennan and Msgr. David G. O’Connell as auxiliary bishops for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

The new auxiliary bishops will join Archbishop José H. Gomez, other auxiliary bishops, priests and deacons in serving the faithful of the largest archdiocese in the United States.

MISA EN RECONOCIMIENTO DE TODOS LOS INMIGRANTES

Queridos hermanos y hermanas en Cristo:

Nosotros como la Iglesia de Los Ángeles, tenemos una enriquecedora historia. Somos una Iglesia de muchos pueblos, con diversos orígenes, historias diferentes y con sobresalientes historias familiares. Aunque todos somos únicos, nuestra fe católica nos enseña que todos estamos hechos a imagen de Dios – imago Dei y que todos somos parte del pueblo de Dios.

Our parish immigration teams

The parishes of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles have taken a significant leadership role in reaching out to our brother and sister immigrants who are here without full legal papers or documentation.

Archbishop Gomez blesses Habitat for Humanity homes

On July 7, Archbishop José H. Gomez paid tribute to the importance of safe and affordable family homes when he joined Habitat for Humanity LA, the Catholic Coalition and other church clergy to bless seven new residences built for families in the City of Lynwood.

Dog Day Afternoon

Who knows for sure if all dogs really go to heaven, but the 1,000 plus dogs and the 1,500 plus people who attended the ninth annual “Dog Day Afternoon” July 8 were certainly in God’s presence.

Mentoring is in her DNA

Theresa Gartland drove her car through the Nickerson Gardens housing development’s maze of two-story yellow stucco apartments on cracked, windy streets. She had no trouble finding building #7 in one of the largest public housing developments west of the Mississippi.