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St. John’s gala to honor longtime LA pastors, seminary benefactors
By the time the annual gala for St. John’s Seminary returns to the Plaza at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on Sept. 18, it will be a full two years since supporters have been able to meet in person to celebrate the successes of the alumni from the Camarillo campus.
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Unfazed by COVID, Downey school helps grads navigate their big decision
Before he became deputy superintendent of elementary schools for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Tony Galla was a Catholic elementary school principal living by the simple dictum that if you wanted something done, you were going to have to do it yourself.
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Teachers or policymakers? Debate reveals question of identity among US bishops
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) began its virtual June 16-18 spring plenary assembly in an unusual fashion this year.
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Donor gives $50 million in tuition aid for LA Catholic school students
An anonymous benefactor has donated $50 million in tuition aid for new students at Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the Catholic Education Foundation of Los Angeles (CEF) announced Wednesday.
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LA Archdiocese Receives $50M Donation For School System
The Catholic Education Foundation of Los Angeles announced Wednesday it has received an anonymous $50 million donation to support elementary and high school students at more than 200 Catholic schools run by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
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LA Archdiocese receives $50 million donation for Catholic schools
The Catholic Education Foundation of Los Angeles announced on Wednesday, Junt 16, that it has received an anonymous $50 million donation to support elementary and high school students at more than 200 Catholic schools run by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
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LA’s class of 2021 reflects on beating a senior year of pandemic
For the more than 5,700 graduating seniors from Catholic high schools across the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the last few weeks have marked the end of a journey whose final year was marred by uncertainty, isolation, and often, heartbreak.
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When the ‘nones’ become the ‘don’ts’
We have heard of the “nones” phenomena: people across a wide demographic spectrum who check the “none” box when it comes to religious affiliation. Many such self-identified “spiritual but not religious” respondents usually temper their lack of formal religious contact with a nod toward a higher power or some domesticated, noncontroversial version of Jesus.
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Feeling (and seeing) the LA Catholic impact
A new report offers a detailed picture of just how much Los Angeles-area Catholics have stepped up to help those in need since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Priests of the new awakening
On June 5, I will ordain eight fine men to be new priests for the family of God in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
This is the second class of priests ordained during the pandemic. These new priests, too, will be called to be missionaries to a generation that has seen its certainties and securities disrupted by a deadly plague.