After his death in Vietnam, journalist Raul Guerra finally returns to his parish home

Raul Guerra was home at last, at St. Alphonsus Catholic Church in East Los Angeles last week.

Ruben Valencia made sure of it.

1,000 cranes for 1,000 prayers: Local parish symbolizes hope in “Keep Kids Safe Month”

At St. John the Evangelist Church in Los Angeles, parishioners wrapped up a month of child safety prayers and awareness by hanging 1,000 paper cranes. Each crane symbolizes a victim of child abuse, and represents the parish’s prayers of hope and healing.

PHOTOS: Bishop Brennan installed as the 6th bishop of the Diocese of Fresno

The Diocese of Fresno welcomed Bishop Joseph V. Brennan as its sixth bishop at an Installation Mass celebrated at St. Anthony of Padua Church May 2.

A final farewell for LA’s last ‘Greatest Generation’ priest

During his 76 years as a priest of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, Msgr. Richard H. Murray resided at only three parishes.

Remembering our priests and deacons

We invite you to please remember our deceased priests and deacons in your prayers. Eternal rest grant unto them, O Lord. And let perpetual light shine upon them. And may they rest in peace.

CIF-SS softball brackets announced; Mater Dei advances in tennis

The CIF-Southern Section Softball Tournament begins on Thursday, May 2.

Four Catholic school teams qualified for wild card spots in the CIF-SS Softball tournament. All four teams won their games.

Bishop Brennan and our dad, ‘The Grocer’

From the moment our brother announced he felt a calling to the priesthood, we knew that he would never fully belong to us anymore. The “secret” would get out, the secret we all knew about our brother — his vocation began many years before he ever entered St. John’s Seminary.

Notre Dame High School takes home $10,000 in International Public Policy Forum debate win

Students on the debate team at Notre Dame High School in Sherman Oaks are riding high this week, after their recent win in New York City at the 18th Annual Brewer Foundation/New York University International Public Policy Forum (IPPF) debate competition.

LA Archdiocese joins Sri Lankan expats at packed interfaith gathering

The Los Angeles Catholic Archdiocese joined Sri Lankan Catholics, Buddhists, and Muslims at a packed interfaith solidarity meeting Tuesday, April 23 at a church in Lomita in Los Angeles County to honor the victims of the Easter Sunday attacks.

Campus ministry offers hungry USC students more than one kind of meal

The 5 p.m. Sunday Mass concludes at Our Savior Church just north of the USC campus. It’s a Palm Sunday gathering with more than 270 USC students, and two lines form at tables angled around the outskirts of the sun-shaded plaza.