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  • Abortion March for Life
    January 22, 2022  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    Archbishop of Los Angeles Jose H. Gomez, left, cheers up Carlos Ramirez, 10, sitting in a wheelchair, during the annual Walk for Life “OneLife LA”, in Los Angeles

  • El presidente de los obispos de Estados Unidos considera que las condiciones están dadas para revertir el derecho al aborto
    January 21, 2022  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    José H. Gómez aseguró que el 2022 marca un punto de inflexión en el largo viaje para construir una cultura de la vida en la Unión Americana

  • LA Filipinos celebrate milestone anniversaries at Santo Niño Mass
    January 18, 2022  |  Around the ADLA, The Latest  |  

    LA’s Filipino Catholic community had two very special dates to commemorate this weekend — the 35th anniversary of the feast of Santo Niño, the “Divine Infant Jesus,” and the ongoing celebration of 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines.

  • LA’s synod listening sessions set to start after COVID-19 delay
    January 17, 2022  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    While a surge in COVID-19 cases has slowed the start of the local phase of the global Synod of Bishops on Synodality, organizers in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles expect listening sessions to start both in person and online in the coming weeks.

  • LA Catholic schools secure more COVID testing, better masks
    January 15, 2022  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    The big spike in COVID-19 cases caused by the rapid spread of the Omicron variant of the virus has led some Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to delay a return to in-person classes.

  • An interview with — me!
    January 14, 2022  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    I started this column in May of 2014.

    Which means that for more than 7 1/2 years, I have written, every week, on a book, a ballet, a play, a garden, a painter, a contemporary issue.

  • LA Catholic middle-schoolers win big in national art contest
    January 12, 2022  |  Around the ADLA, The Latest  |  

    Christmas came early for a local Catholic school seventh-grader.

    Jacob Cruz of St. Philomena School in Carson traveled with his family to Washington, D.C., where he was named one of two grand prize winners Dec. 3 in an annual Christmas artwork contest sponsored by the Missionary Childhood Association (MCA).

  • Santa Barbara family’s special Nativity scene invites people back to church
    December 21, 2021  |  Around the ADLA, The Latest  |  

    This time of year, Nativity scenes are standard components of almost every church’s Christmas setup. But there is nothing standard about the Nativity scene at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Santa Barbara, where a dedicated parishioner has, quite literally, lit up the church with his own culturally inspired creation.

  • LA: Inmigrantes honran a la Guadalupana
    December 10, 2021  |  Around the ADLA, The Latest  |  

    Son las 4:30 de la mañana y el Padre Julio Ramos llegó a la Iglesia de la Soledad y la encontró revestida de niebla. Era el domingo 5 de diciembre y la calle César Chávez frente a este icónico templo del Este de Los Ángeles, se empezaba a llenar de pasos, susurros –en inglés, español, en náhuatl- y de llamativos trajes, algunos con plumajes exóticos y coloridos. Luego se dejaron escuchar estrofas de cánticos, trompetas que se afinaban y tambores que empezaban a marcar el ritmo del corazón. Cuando el sol iluminó el paisaje urbano de La Soledad, una multitud rodeaba al Padre Julio y los olores de rosas recién cortadas, de café de olla, atole y chocolate caliente, ya eran parte de la escena vibrante en honor a la Guadalupana.

  • The full guide to Simbang Gabi 2021 in LA
    December 5, 2021  |  Around the ADLA  |  

    Every year, dozens of parishes around the Archdiocese of Los Angeles host celebrations marking Simbang Gabi, a Filipino tradition which celebrates the nine days leading up to Christmas with the celebration of the Mass, novenas, and food.