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The reasons why adult baptisms have increased in LA — and beyond
At the Easter Vigil last month in the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, 66-year-old Michael Cardona was received into the Catholic Church after a spiritual journey that included two Protestant baptisms and 30 years as a Hindu guru.
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Ten years later, LA’s Polish Catholics celebrate the saint who changed their lives
When the relic of St. Pope John Paul II touched his head, Andrew Lelonek felt like a new man.
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Engaged Encounter in LA: Couples learn how to put God before marriage
As volunteers for Catholic Engaged Encounter (CEE), John and Amy Sabol have spent the last 28 years helping engaged couples plan for their big day by preparing them for what comes after their big day.
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LA Archdiocese helps produce pope’s May 2024 prayer video
A new video featuring Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of May was produced with the help of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
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Experts: LA archdiocese abuse prevention efforts are about ‘changing the culture’
Addressing students during the school’s morning Mass on April 12, Father Michael Wakefield, pastor at St. Francis de Sales Church in Sherman Oaks, relayed a story about a woman who inquired about the healing garden along the parish’s outside wall.
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LA’s Catholic child protection experts look back on 20 years of keeping kids safe
There are few jobs, Susie Lopez will tell you, more rewarding than teaching kids how to stand up to potential predators.
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At South LA parish, tears flow at a reunion decades in the making
Twenty-two years ago, Maria Perez Cardenas’ 16-year-old son set out from their hometown in Jalisco, Mexico, to find work in the United States.
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Archdiocese welcomes record number of new Catholics on Easter 2024
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles had more than 2,000 catechumens baptized into the Catholic faith, the biggest number since at least 2016. The archdiocese also had the second-most candidates since 2016 entering into full communion with the Catholic Church.
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What I saw on Palm Sunday in LA’s hipster capital
It is hard to imagine what the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles looked like in 1921, the year that St. Teresa of Avila Church was founded.
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More than 3,000 pack LA Cathedral for 2024 Chrism Mass
The mission of sanctifying the world and serving others in a priestly way is “not only for those who are ordained,” said Archbishop José H. Gomez at the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ annual Chrism Mass March 25.
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