Nearly 2,000 celebrate multilingual Pentecost Mass at St. Lorenzo Ruiz

Nearly 2,000 people, many wearing red or native attire, filled the tented plaza at St. Lorenzo Ruiz Catholic Church in Walnut today for the parish’s first multilingual Pentecost Mass.

St. Monica students on life in first grade

The four first-graders were sitting in a basement room at St. Monica School usually used for testing.

LMU business grads ready to serve

Students of Loyola Marymount University’s parish business administration program marked the completion of their classes by attending a May 17 Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.

Junípero Serra HS students attend model UN conference in NY

A group of eight students from Junípero Serra High School in Gardena participated in the National High School Model United Nations Conference held this spring in New York, where the small delegation represented the nation of Papua New Guinea.

Missionaries prepare to serve in Central Africa

The Lay Mission-Helpers and the Mission Doctors celebrated the appointment of a teacher, nurse and physician who will each use their talents as missionaries in Cameroon. The formal commissioning took place at St. John the Evangelist Church on May 17.

My daughter the nun: How parents can influence vocations

Archdiocese to administer Our Lady Queen of Angels (La Placita)

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles and the Claretian Missionaries religious announced May 8 that the archdiocese will assume leadership at Our Lady Queen of Angels (La Placita) Church on July 1.

Nearly 3,000 Catholic school students attend L.A. Youth Rosary Rally

MISSION HILLS — An energetic group of nearly 3,000 students representing more than 30 Catholic schools from the archdiocese sang, prayed, clapped and worshiped together May 6 on Bishop Alemany High School’s outdoor sports field.

Archbishop throws first pitch at Dodger game

From the pitcher’s mound in the middle of a baseball field, he made eye contact with his catcher, wound up and threw an excellent pitch — and the crowd cheered!

Father Peter’s Odyssey — from Sligo to Watts