OneLife LA 2024: 10th annual event shows a rainy resolve

There was no escaping the rain.

It permeated everything: clothes, jackets, socks, shoes. It soaked everything trying to prevent it, from umbrellas to hats to ponchos to covered baby strollers.

SoCal Catholics pray for courage to ‘speak up’ for unborn at 2024 Requiem Mass

Maria Consuelo Carrera has dedicated her public — and private — life to defending the rights of the unborn and praying for an end to abortion.

A Downey student got cancer. His school’s ‘prayer force’ helped conquer it

Miracles are nice but, truth be told, all Atticus Maldonado really wanted for Christmas was to be just another kid.

‘Life is beautiful!’ declares Archbishop Gomez as OneLife LA celebrates 10 years

Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles founded OneLife LA a decade ago with a mission of promoting “the beauty and dignity of every human life from conception to natural death.” On Jan. 20, the annual gathering commences its 10th anniversary of celebrating life with the energy, prayer and particularly joyful sense of fellowship for which it has become known. The enthusiastic archbishop took time to chat with me about the event’s impact and significance.

Giving back to Guadalupe: An LA singer’s ‘Mañanitas’ miracle

On the cover: Local journalist and musician Rosy Oros had her “Guadalupe moment” with Our Lady at this year’s “Las Mañanitas” celebration at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Dec. 11-12. On Page 10, Angelus contributor Theresa Cisneros has the story of the near-death experience that Oros believes she survived only thanks to the prayers of the Virgin she’s held close to since childhood.

Cathedral hosts prayers for LA’s homeless dead as crisis worsens

Archbishop José H. Gomez called on Angelenos to look at those suffering on the streets with “new eyes” at an interreligious prayer service remembering the city’s homeless dead.

Sherman Oaks Catholic School donates Christmas gifts for sick kids

Staff and students at St. Francis de Sales Catholic School in Sherman Oaks partnered with the HoldYou Foundation to provide Christmas gifts for several families who have young ones battling a life-threatening illness.

Simbang Gabi Mass 2023

‘You kind of feel like Santa’: LA Catholics volunteer, donate for Adopt-a-Family 2023

Juan Manuel was just settling in with two of his four kids after working a graveyard shift at a local freezer warehouse, when there was a sudden knock at their apartment door.

Singer performs at Guadalupe ‘Mananitas’ event after near-death experience

Five years ago, Rosy Oros lay comatose in a hospital bed in Mexico — some 1,500 miles away from home — after experiencing complications from a medical procedure that had taken a drastic toll on her body and mind.