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LA fires, Catholic schools take center stage at annual business leader lunch
The fresh devastation from the recent Los Angeles wildfires took center stage at the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ second annual Ethical Leadership Lunch, where local Catholic business leaders raised thousands for Catholic school students affected by the fires.
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Altadena’s Black Catholic community ‘not walking away’ after Eaton Fire
As a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church’s gospel choir, Trena Spurlock has sung the hymn “My Help” countless times.
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Behind 2 families’ fire stories: Battling a burning home, and a surviving Mary
When the Magallon and Gonzalez families received evacuation orders during the Eaton Fire, neither had any inkling that they were seeing their home for the last time.
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Archbishop Gomez urges ‘restraint and compassion’ on immigration enforcement
Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles prayed that authorities “proceed with restraint and compassion” in enforcing immigration measures as the White House issued a series of directives affecting the country’s immigration system during U.S. President Donald Trump’s first days in office.
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OneLife speakers invite Angelenos to find hope in LA’s ‘trial by fire’
At last year’s OneLife LA event, it rained so much that attendees were thoroughly soaked. At this year’s event, participants prayed for even a few drops to fall — anything to help combat the still-burning wildfires that had ripped through so much of Southern California.
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What going into ‘Jubilee mode’ means for Catholics
In the months leading up to Christmas 2024, the facades of Rome’s churches were draped with tarps and hidden by scaffolding. Crews scrubbed the ancient walls and repaired the crumbling plaster. Indoors, canvases by the great masters were draped for cleaning. Tourist itineraries were rerouted as popular sites became construction zones.
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After losing everything in Eaton fire, LA family sings to Mary
When Peter and Jackie Halpin and their six adult children and some of their spouses showed up at the site of the family home in northern Los Angeles County on Thursday morning, there was almost nothing left.
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A Virgin Mary statue’s Palisades Fire survival story
In the smoldering rubble of Rick and Tracy McGeagh’s Pacific Palisades home, a statue of Mary stands serene and unscathed amid mangled ruins.
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As fires burn, LA Catholics see grassroots efforts ‘multiply’ overnight
Surveying his Pasadena street the morning of Thursday, Jan. 9, Antonio Huerta knew he was one of the lucky ones.
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Pregnant mom of 4 who lost her home in Eaton Fire: ‘God does things for a reason’
Days after a wildfire destroyed their apartment and all their earthly belongings, Raul and Claudia De La Rosa have only one thing to lean on in the face of adversity: their Catholic faith.
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