St. Casimir renovations celebrate Lithuania’s Catholic spirit

After 80 years on St. George’s Street in the Los Feliz area of Los Angeles, the parish community St. Casimir Catholic Church has a lot to celebrate.

After Dobbs, SoCal pro-lifers prepare to ‘help in any way we can’

For years, it seemed like Jim Hanink and other local Catholic pro-life advocates were rebels for a cause going nowhere.

After synod ‘listening’ phase, LA Catholics hope for start of something new

As she began preparing her parish’s participation in the local phase of the Synod on Synodality, Alisa De Los Santos of St. Mary Magdalen Church in Camarillo made a discovery. Before helping organize the culturally diverse parish’s multiple synodal “listening sessions,” she realized, she would first need to do a lot of listening herself.

LA’s new permanent deacons reflect on their call to ‘something else’

On the night of Oct. 13, 2013, having just suffered a heart attack, cardiac arrest, and sepsis, and alone in the hospital, Rey Simbol felt like a child reaching out to God. He cried as he prayed and talked to Jesus, entrusting himself to the Lord.

A family’s special bond with a South LA Catholic school crosses generations

The sisters will tell you there’s nothing extraordinary about them. Well, actually Kamaryn and Kailee will do that. Karter is more likely to smile or giggle, and then draw your attention to her image on a poster promoting St. Eugene School in South Los Angeles.

After a Catholic call to action on racism, these LA first-graders go first

Amid squeals and laughter, Kneshell Henderson smoothly guides a group of young schoolchildren — mostly 6-years-old — through a discussion of that most destructive of societal diseases: racism.

Bishop Barron ‘thrilled’ to lead Minnesota diocese after pope’s appointment

Pope Francis has named Bishop Robert E. Barron the next bishop of the Diocese of Winona-Rochester in Minnesota, transferring him from the Santa Barbara pastoral region of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, where he has served as an auxiliary bishop for nearly seven years.

New LA priests: Kamil Ziolkowski

The Class of 2022 is the youngest group of new priests in LA in several years, united by their call to service. In the days leading up to their ordination, we’ll be introducing a new soon-to-be Father. Los Angeles, meet your new priests!

Age: 27

Hometown: Jelenia Góra, Poland

New LA priests: Daniel Vega

The Class of 2022 is the youngest group of new priests in LA in several years, united by their call to service. In the days leading up to their ordination, we’ll be introducing a new soon-to-be Father. Los Angeles, meet your new priests!

Age: 37

Hometown: Covina

Home parish: St. Louise de Marillac Church, Covina

New LA priests: Ramon Reyes

The Class of 2022 is the youngest group of new priests in LA in several years, united by their call to service. In the days leading up to their ordination, we’ll be introducing a new soon-to-be Father. Los Angeles, meet your new priests!

Age: 30