After twenty years, LA’s Cathedral feels like home

For some, it’s the saint tapestries that hang on either side of the nave. For others, it’s the mausoleum or the Guadalupe tilma relic. Some say the Blessed Sacrament chapel, or the crypt of St. Vibiana.

Bishop Aclan still under doctors’ care following stroke

The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has asked for continued prayers for the recovery of Auxiliary Bishop Alex D. Aclan following a recent stroke.

El convento que se convirtió en una casa para madres vulnerables y sus bebés

Un convento de Los Ángeles fue convertido en una casa para madres vulnerables que esperan dar a luz y recibió la inauguración formal con la bendición del arzobispo José H. Gómez.

LA’s Catholic prison ministry is forging new communities after the pandemic

They are known as chaplains.

Not the priests, deacons, or women religious you’ve seen administering sacraments to the incarcerated. They are the lay men and women who make up the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ Office of Restorative Justice’s (ORJ) volunteer network spread across Southern California.

A ministry that’s more than words

When Gonzalo De Vivero got his start in prison ministry 45 years ago as a volunteer, he saw chaplains as people who were there to “preach and teach.”

Reflections from Rome after a consistory to remember

It was a privilege to represent the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in Rome for the consistory of cardinals and for the two days of meetings with Pope Francis.

Saint of the day: Vibiana

St. Vibiana was a third-century virgin martyr. She is the patroness of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

LA Catholic schools see signs of post-pandemic growth in new school year

A $6 million philanthropic effort has enabled an increase in salaries of teachers and principals in some of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ highest-need areas. It is also being credited as a key factor in the Department of Catholic Schools’ (DCS) 4% increase in student enrollment heading into the 2022-23 academic year.

Father Leon Hutton named vicar for Santa Barbara region

Earlier this month, Archbishop José H. Gomez named Father Leon Hutton, currently pastor of Our Lady of Assumption Church in Ventura, to help oversee the archdiocese’s Santa Barbara Pastoral Region

LA convent-turned-maternity home meets critical need for pregnant moms

After undergoing extensive renovations, adding new furniture, and opening its doors to homeless pregnant women, the Pico Home was just missing one more thing: a blessing.