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‘Kobe Generation’ priests beat seminarians in LA vocations matchup
Each wearing his prized black Kobe Bryant Lakers jersey with the No. 24 emblazoned on both sides, Father Andrew Chung of St. Pancratius Church in Panorama City and Father Fidelis Omeaku of St. Mary Magdalen Church in Camarillo stood in front of a tribute shrine set up on the stage behind the south basket at the Chaminade College Prep gym in Chatsworth last Friday night.
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Story of first U.S. black priest takes the stage in LA
Leonardo Defilippis, the president and founder of Saint Luke Productions in the state of Washington, remembers when he had a chance a few years ago to approach Archbishop José H. Gomez to discuss a play he had recently completed and had been touring.
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Why Kobe Bryant took his Catholic faith so seriously
It is overcast and quiet as parishioners stream into Newport Beach’s Our Lady Queen of Angels Church, greeted by pastor Father Steve Sallot, both his grin and Roman collar askew.
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Meet the LA teens in charge of the 2020 Youth Day
A digital countdown clock has been ticking on the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress official website, marking the days, hours, minutes, and seconds before the Feb. 20 Youth Day starts inside the Anaheim Convention Center.
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SoCal bishops reflect on Kobe Bryant’s Catholic faith during Rome visit
Following Tuesday morning Mass, the bishops of Los Angeles and Orange County gathered in a circle inside the Basilica of St. John Lateran in Rome for one more set of prayers.
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William H. Hannon Foundation provides $225,000 to support LA Catholic schools
Six local Catholic high schools and organizations will benefit from grants from the William H. Hannon Foundation totaling $225,000.
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HS Basketball: Notre Dame/SO girls are tops in 4A
Continuing a season-long upward climb, the Notre Dame Knights of Sherman Oaks are tied with Marshall for the No. 1 ranking in the CIF-Southern Section Division 4A girls’ basketball poll issued Jan. 27.
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Bishops begin ‘ad limina’ visit with prayers for strength, renewal
The bishops of California, Nevada and Hawaii brought their prayers and the prayers of their people to the tomb of St. Peter, asking God to strengthen and renew them in their faith.
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The Catholic faith of Kobe Bryant
Basketball superstar Kobe Bryant died Sunday in a helicopter crash in Southern California, along with his 13-year-old daughter, Gianna.
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Church-led effort leads to separated immigrant family’s LAX reunion
Late in the evening on Wednesday, Jan. 22, Fernando Arredondo stepped off a plane at Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and found himself in a deep embrace with his three daughters (ages 17, 13, and 7) and his wife, Cleivi, with tears of gratitude in his eyes and a smile he could not contain.
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