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.

LA Catholics to receive papal honors at Aug. 28 prayer service

Pope Francis has recognized 15 lay men and women and four religious sisters in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles for their outstanding service to the Church and communities.

LA Catholics hope to ‘ignite a fire’ after Eucharistic Congress

You could almost feel the souls being lifted.

Endless rows of Catholics sitting side by side, eyes closed, hands on hearts, envisioning a face-to face-encounter with Jesus and praying to him with one voice. This witness of shared faith took place during the Los Angeles Archdiocesan Eucharistic Congress at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on Aug. 13, where nearly 3,500 people filled the pews. The event — the first ever such event in Los Angeles — was a local kickoff of sorts for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ (USCCB) multiyear “National Eucharistic Revival” initiative.

The Catholic life of Vin Scully, the golden voice who talked with God

Taking turns offering memories and sharing stories, Vin Scully’s children gathered at the altar at the end of the funeral Mass for the legendary Los Angeles Dodgers broadcaster on Monday, Aug. 8, at St. Jude the Apostle Catholic Church in Westlake Village.

Farewell to Richard Grant, a ‘driving force’ of Catholic charity in LA

Richard Grant, longtime Daniel Murphy Foundation president and renowned figure in Catholic philanthropy in LA and nationally, died Aug. 10, after a long illness. He was 82.

Lourdes relic visit brings much-needed ‘spark’ to LA parish

After years of steadily declining attendance and a pandemic that kept even its most faithful parishioners away for months, St. Bernadette Church in Baldwin Hills was in need of a jumpstart.

Is Catholic journalism yesterday’s news?

I was reading the Los Angeles Times before I went to my first rock concert. Before my first PG movie, probably. I’ve been reading the Times for so long I can remember when it was conservative.