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At 99, LA’s oldest deacon is still finding ways to serve
Though he has a century’s worth of memories to choose from, one that will always get a chuckle out of 99-year-old Emile Adams Jr. starts with him receiving a rather frantic phone call from his daughter, Lillian.
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From LA to Indy, Sister Jean’s ‘mad’ run can’t be stopped
By her own admission, “Sister Jean 101” could be the name of an introductory course taught at the University of Loyola at Chicago these days.
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‘God works through the lowly’: Archbishop celebrates national Mass for St. Joseph
At a special national Mass celebrated for the feast of St. Joseph, Archbishop José H. Gomez echoed Pope Francis’ call to “go to Joseph!”
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Archbishop Gomez to lead nationally broadcast Mass for Year of St. Joseph
A Mass honoring the feast of St. Joseph on the occasion of the “Year of St. Joseph” declared by Pope Francis will be broadcast around the country from the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Friday morning.
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LA Cathedral’s St. Joseph tribute gets a tenth anniversary surprise
By virtue of its own name, the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels is perhaps LA’s most conspicuous testament to the motherhood of the Blessed Virgin Mary. But tucked to the side of the cathedral is a more discrete tribute to divine parenthood, a statue honoring Mary’s partner and help-mate, St. Joseph.
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Pop-up card project connects Catholic kids with isolated seniors
A new outreach project from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles is relying on the creative skills of local Catholic kids to bring Easter hope to those still suffering from COVID-19-induced isolation.
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LA parishes take hybrid approach to engage Catholics in pandemic Lent
Last year, the liturgical season of Lent was marked by an abrupt coronavirus-induced shutdown that forced parish life to go almost completely virtual in a matter of days.
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As LA’s COVID rates drop, more Catholic schools cautiously reopen
After emptying out of their families’ cars into the parking lot of St. Bernard School in Bellflower on March 3, the steady stream of students from kindergarten through sixth grade were met with a banner that included large red block letters: “WE’VE MISSED YOU!”
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The untold story of an LA priest’s brush with death in Africa
The bandits stepped from the roadside bushes and opened fire just as Father Aloysius Ezoenyeka finished praying the rosary. The pastor of Sacred Heart Church in Ventura was driving on a deserted highway as New Year’s Eve afternoon dimmed into evening, on the way from the airport in Lagos to visit his family in southeastern Nigeria.
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Archbishop Gomez blesses new Queen of Angels Center
Archbishop José H. Gomez celebrated the first Mass at the new Queen of Angels Center for Priestly Formation during a Feb. 24 visit to bless the center’s campus.
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