California bishops name ADLA pro-life director to top conference position

Speaker lineup for virtual LA Congress event announced

LA’s own Fr. Greg Boyle and Sister Norma Pimentel are among the major Catholic names headlining this year’s Los Angeles Religious Education Congress (REC), which is being held virtually for the first time due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Poet Amanda Gorman is a light to us all, parishioner says

Long before she burst into the public spotlight delivering her inauguration poem, Amanda Gorman got a standing ovation from fellow parishioners of St. Brigid Church in Los Angeles for reciting a poem she wrote about the parish.

Virtual OneLife LA ties pro-life witness with racial justice, human compassion

After a year marked by racial protests and a pandemic that forced the annual OneLife LA celebration to go virtual, speakers at Southern California’s premier pro-life event emphasized links between abortion, racism and the erosion of compassion.

Bishop Barron’s homily at 2021 Requiem Mass for the Unborn

My dear brothers and sisters in the Lord Jesus, I would first like to offer a word of gratitude to Archbishop Gomez for his leadership here in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and in the Church of the United States, especially in regard to the pro-life cause. Secondly, I would like to thank all of you who have labored for years in the vineyard of the Lord, striving to protect life at all stages. May God bless you and continue to give you strength and courage!

Archbishop Gomez receives COVID-19 vaccine, thanks healthcare workers

Archbishop José H. Gomez thanked healthcare workers and expressed support for efforts to vaccinate Southern Californians against COVID-19 after receiving the vaccine himself at Providence St. John’s Health Center in Santa Monica Thursday morning.

In Mass for nation, Archbishop Gomez calls Catholics to be healers, peacemakers

In a special Mass offered at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels and broadcast nationwide over the internet, Archbishop José H. Gomez offered prayers for President Joseph Biden just an hour before his inauguration as America’s 46th president.

The legend of ‘Mr. Los Angeles,’ Tom LaBonge

Strategic thinking, friendly cajoling, and a passion for including everyone on an accomplishment were his hallmarks on a multitude of projects during 14 years as a Los Angeles City Council member for the Fourth District, and a total of four decades of service to the city.