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  • Pope Francis names St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian as the Cathedral of the Armenian Catholic Eparchy in the United States
    August 7, 2015  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    On Aug. 2, Cardinal Leonardo Sandri presented Bishop Mikael Mouradian, eparch of the Armenian Catholics in the United States and Canada, with the decree of Pope Francis, by which St. Gregory the Illuminator Armenian Catholic Church was erected as the cathedral of the eparchy. Archbishop José H. Gomez among other guest clergy attended and concelebrated the Mass, celebrated by Bishop Mikael Mouradian in the Armenian rite. The decree of the Holy Father was read loudly during the Liturgy, before Cardinal Sandri gave the homily of the day.

  • Bosco Tech named one of best all-boy high schools in America
    August 7, 2015  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    Don Bosco Technical Institute (Bosco Tech) is celebrating its 60th anniversary while also receiving the honor of being named one of the top 100 all-boys high schools in America.

  • How Junipero Serra fought the death penalty for a California native
    August 6, 2015  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    Blessed Junipero Serra’s love for the natives of California extended even to those who killed one of his friends and fellow missionaries, the Archbishop of Los Angeles has said in a summary of an early argument against the death penalty for a native Californian.

  • Think the human person is nothing special? Think again, says archbishop
    August 5, 2015  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    Too many social trends treat the human person as nothing sacred, but Catholic pro-life efforts are part of an effort to change that, Los Angeles’ Archbishop Jose Gomez said last Wednesday.

  • Convent sale ruled invalid
    July 31, 2015  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    Los Angeles County Superior Court James Chalfant ruled July 30 that the contested sale of the former convent of the Immaculate Heart of Mary sisters to restaurateur and urban developer Dana Hollister is invalid.

  • Senior Moments with Jeremiah Martin
    July 30, 2015  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    In this week’s Senior Moments, UCLA-bound St. Francis graduate Jeremiah Martin, the 2014 Angelus League Co-MVP, tells me about his status this coming season as a preferred walk-on in Westwood, why the movie “Rudy” is coming with him to his dorm room and how his Catholic faith has influenced him to be a leader both on and off the gridiron.

  • Ss. Peter and Paul Parish celebrates sesquicentennial, 1865-2015
    July 28, 2015  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    On July 26, Ss. Peter and Paul Parish in Wilmington celebrated its sesquicentennial anniversary with a “Mass of Thanksgiving.” Archbishop of Los Angeles José H. Gomez, Bishop of Orange Kevin W. Vann, Auxiliary Bishops Oscar A. Solis, Alexander Salazar and Joseph M. Sartoris and Norbertine Father Eugene Hayes, abbot of St. Michael’s Abbey, presided at the liturgy.

  • SIGAMOS CONSTRUYENDO UNA CULTURA DE LA FAMILIA
    July 23, 2015  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    Amigos, nuestra sociedad necesita escuchar la hermosa verdad sobre la persona humana y sobre el plan de Dios para la creación; un plan que se centra en la familia, en los esposos y en las esposas y en los hijos. Este sigue siendo nuestro deber. Y estamos llamados a cumplir ese deber con amor y respeto para todos, sin excepciones ni excusas. Sigamos construyendo una cultura de la familia y una cultura del matrimonio, recordando que vivir una vida santa y tener matrimonios buenos y familias fuertes, es algo que puede cambiar el mundo. VN

  • ‘Pope Francis bishops’: The story behind the new bishops’ pectoral crosses
    July 22, 2015  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    A sharp eye would have noticed that L.A.’s three auxiliary bishops-elect were wearing identical pectoral crosses.

  • Lay Mission Helpers celebrate 60 years of serving the poor abroad
    July 22, 2015  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    When Msgr. Anthony J. Brouwers travelled around the continent of Africa in 1954, he heard a resounding request from the bishops he met there: “We need help.”