‘This is what we’re for’: LAPD officers call in spiritual backup during pandemic

As those working in the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) continue to navigate the realities of upholding the motto “To protect and to serve,” the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has added more layers of anxiety and trepidation.

Catholic churches in Archdiocese of LA to reopen under phased plan

After being closed for more than two months due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, churches in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles can begin to open to the public the first week of June if they implement certain safety guidelines, Archbishop José H. Gomez told priests and parish staff Tuesday night.

Order of Malta, Carmelites get creative to deliver ‘care for the caregivers’ in LA

In the early weeks of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles learned that senior citizens were at a heightened risk of contracting the deadly virus. The sisters thought instantly of the residents at their Santa Teresita nursing home and assisted living facility in Duarte, and realized what they were being called to do: move in with them.

Pandemic sparks a renewed focus on idea of ‘the domestic church’

Deborah DiPaulo sat down on her living room couch one Friday and turned on her laptop. She had cleared out her schedule for the whole evening and the next morning so that she could tune into the virtual event about to take place.

East LA parochial school keeps busy thanks to free lunch program

By 9 a.m. on a recent Friday, the line of mostly young mothers already stretched for a block down the sidewalk along the chain-link fence that separates Our Lady of Guadalupe School from Hazard Avenue. Nancy Figueroa, principal of the parish school in East LA, was talking to them in Spanish.

The legend of John Paul II’s first LA adventure

Ten-year-old Andy Goska knew the special dignitary in town from Poland was a big deal. But it would take a couple of years before he would understand just how big.

EL ROSARIO EN EL MES DE MARÍA Por Monseñor José H Gomez

Mayo es el mes de María, es un tiempo de la Iglesia en el que reflexionamos sobre nuestra relación con la madre de Jesús.

Jesús quiso que supiéramos que su madre era nuestra madre. Esa fue una de sus últimas enseñanzas, que expresó con las palabras que pronunció desde la cruz: “He ahí a tu madre”.

LA Catholics invited to join interreligious day of prayer for end to pandemic

LA Catholics are being invited to join people of faith around the world for an interreligious day of fasting, prayer, and acts of charity for an end to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic led by the Vatican on May 14.

LA Catholic schools to keep ‘distance learning’ through end of school year

Catholic schools throughout Los Angeles, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties will continue with distance learning through the end of the 2019-2020 academic year, the Department of Catholic Schools (DCS) of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles told parents, students, and staff May 9.

LA Catholic cemeteries reopen with limited hours, restrictions

Catholic cemeteries in Los Angeles, Ventura, and Santa Barbara counties are reopening to the public starting today with limited visiting hours and restrictions based on public health guidelines.