Inmates get a taste of Christmas joy during Archbishop’s jail visit

To an outsider, the signs that this is no ordinary Christmas Mass are obvious.

Posted from what resembles a choir loft, deputies in riot gear from the Sheriff’s Emergency Response Team keep watch as inmates wearing blue, light green, and white jumpsuits file inside the drab, windowless chapel on the third floor of Men’s Central Jail in downtown Los Angeles.

LA abuse victims coordinator praises pope’s secrecy law change

Pope Francis’ decision to abolish the obligation of secrecy for Church proceedings related to the sexual abuse of minors by priests was welcomed as a “a tangible, meaningful act” by the Victims Assistance Ministry Coordinator for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.

Teens deserve better than Planned Parenthood in LA schools, critics say

As Planned Parenthood prepares to open as many as 50 centers in Los Angeles public high schools, critics are warning that the organization will not help teens receive the formation they need for practicing virtue and building successful relationships.

HS Polls: J.Serra continues as No. 1 in girls’ soccer

J.Serra is still number one in Division 1, according to the CIF-Southern Section girls’ soccer rankings released Dec. 16.

Court win for Catholic middle school mock trial team

Members of the mock trial team at Holy Family Catholic School in South Pasadena are celebrating a big win this season, taking home the junior division championship title from this year’s Constitutional Rights Foundation Mock Trial program.

LA, Rome celebrate pope’s special day with US launch of ‘Scholas Occurentes’

“Scholas Occurrentes,” a global education project promoting a “culture of encounter” among high school students launched by Pope Francis, has been wanting to expand its reach into the United States.

When LA’s Guadalupe tilma relic made a miraculous hospital room visit

It was in December of 1991, while attending a novena in honor of Our Lady of Guadalupe at St. Finbar Church in Burbank, that I learned there existed a small piece of the tilma of Our Lady of Guadalupe’s image in the city of Los Angeles.

New grant announced for LA parishes helping the poor

Catholic parishes in the LA area serving the poor of their communities this holiday season now have a helping hand of their own to turn to.

LA’s Catholic educators discuss classroom evangelization with ‘the chief teacher’

Each day in the life of a high school theology teacher or campus minister in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles (ADLA) comes with its own set of challenges.

Vincentian brings preaching expertise to LA’s future priests

When it comes to giving homilies, you might call Father Jeffrey Harvey, CM, something of an expert.