LA Mass seeks to help mourners of suicide loss ‘live again’

Standing single file, a line of people formed halfway through Mass to bring white carnations to the altar at St. Agnes Church near downtown LA.

Podcaster priest preaches answer to ‘weight of your sins’ at LA breakfast

Experiencing the mercy of God requires discovering one’s own brokenness, keynote speaker Father Mike Schmitz told the sold-out crowd at this year’s Los Angeles Catholic Prayer Breakfast.

Father Mike Schmitz to headline sold-out LA Catholic Prayer Breakfast

Following his star turn at the National Eucharistic Congress in Indianapolis this summer, Father Mike Schmitz is set to headline the 19th annual Los Angeles Catholic Prayer Breakfast next Tuesday.

Top Catholic sisters share challenges, solutions at Hilton Foundation visit

Before his death in 1979, hotel magnate Conrad Hilton left behind two key instructions for the future of his charitable foundation: that aid be given to Catholic sisters, and that it be given with no “territorial restrictions.”

Bishop’s hospital visit emphasizes need for ‘spiritual care’ of patients

Norma Gonzalez was recovering from surgery at Emanate Health Queen of the Valley Hospital in West Covina when she got an unexpected visitor, one that made her feel like her suffering was over.

With football season here, meet the LA priests ministering to NFL teams

Father Richard Sunwoo was never a big sports fan. But when a student from Loyola High School came to him asking for help converting to Catholicism, he decided to meet with him every Sunday.

Early College Network offers LA Catholic students a unique advantage

Ava Ines was apprehensive about taking a college class online.

The summer before her first year of high school, she took an online course, “Global History to the Year 1500,” from Arizona State University (ASU) as a participant in the Early College Network (ECN), a program launched by the LA Archdiocese’s Department of Catholic Schools.

Pilgrims walk 35 miles between missions to ‘stand up’ for St. Junípero Serra

As he walked along Pacific Coast Highway near Carpinteria, Greg Wood had fallen behind the group of 300 people he was supposed to be leading on the fourth annual St. Junípero Serra Walking Pilgrimage.

LA Catholic organizations see rise in immigration services during election year

When Francisco Hernandez emigrated from El Salvador to the United States in 1989 fleeing poverty, unrest, and civil war, he made the trek with nothing but the clothes on his back.

To help LA Catholics better connect, C3 tech conference tries unplugging

The C3 Conference annually hosted by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles is all about technology, but on Day 2 of this year’s event, there was hardly a laptop in sight. Nor an iPad. If there was a smartphone out, it was mostly for attendees to sneak a glance in between sessions.