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New TAC president promises to ‘re-dedicate’ school’s mission
Paul J. O’Reilly, Ph.D., was sworn in as the fifth president of Thomas Aquinas College (TAC) on Oct. 22 at the school’s Santa Paula campus.
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2022 pilgrimage schedule for Guadalupe, St. Juan Diego images Angelus Staff
The pilgrim images of Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego have begun their annual tour through the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, with a kick-off celebration at Our Lady of Guadalupe “La Lupita” Parish in El Monte on Oct. 22. The “tardeada,” or afternoon family celebration, was a fundraising event with singing, dancing, food, and raffles open to all LA Catholics.
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Philanthropist John Shea remembered as champion of Catholic education
More than 2,000 people filled the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels for the Oct. 21 funeral of John Shea, a Los Angeles native who purposefully steered clear of attention and acknowledgement for being one the most prolific donors to U.S. Catholic schools in the last several decades.
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New catechists in demand as LA parishes assess COVID impact
Kenneth Arguelles has been a catechist in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles for more than 20 years. But in the process of learning how to teach others, he’s learned a lot more about himself.
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NCYC plans West Coast expansion with Long Beach event this fall
Over the last decade, the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC) — the largest Catholic youth event in the United States — has made itself at home in the centrally located city of Indianapolis every two years.
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Can California’s Catholics rally to defeat Prop 1?
The morning of Saturday, Oct. 1, some 2,500 Catholics descended on Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove to pray for their state.
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LA priests reflect on racism during task force presentation
When Father John Maria Vianney arrived to the U.S. from his native India more than 20 years ago, the welcome he received was not always a warm one.
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Mission pastor defends St. Junípero’s legacy at Ventura board meeting
The pastor of Mission Basilica San Buenaventura voiced his concerns to Ventura County officials about “inaccurate, inflammatory testimony” targeting the legacy of St. Junípero Serra that led to the removal of the Franciscan missionary’s likeness from the county seal earlier this year.
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Archbishop Gomez calls Catholics to generosity, prayer at immigration Mass
Earlier this year, Rosie Shawver accepted an invitation to cross the U.S.-Mexico border to help migrants awaiting asylum hearings. The LA-based executive director of the Catholic Association for Latino Leadership (CALL) made the trip with her daughter, bringing clothes and toiletries to Mexicali, Baja California.
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What kind of catechists do we need today?
Long before he became pope and took the name John Paul I, Albino Luciani was already a gifted catechist. Although he earned a doctorate in sacred theology from the Pontifical Gregorian University, he had the charism of expressing the truth of faith in the simplest of ways.
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