Downtown date night

The aromatic blend of tacos, lasagna, and pulled pork might have pulled for attention as the seven couples assembled with Archbishop José H. Gomez in one of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels conference rooms on a late Sunday afternoon.

Victim assistance coordinators comfort in a behind-the-scenes ministry

Their work begins with a phone call.

Whether the call is from someone who is angry, embarrassed, unsure of what to do or needs a friendly ear, diocesan and eparchial victim assistance coordinators are the face of the church’s response to victims of sexual abuse by a church worker — clergy or otherwise.

CIF polls: Marymount beats Mater Dei at Nike Tourney

Marymount’s 25-22, 25-17 victory over Mater Dei to win the Nike Tournament of Champions last weekend pushed the Sailors ahead of the Monarchs in the CIF-Southern Section girls’ volleyball poll released Sept. 24.

Bishops at national Hispanic gathering show support for immigrants

While last week’s V Encuentro explored the ways in which Hispanic Catholics are both the face and future of the Catholic Church in the United States, the theme of immigration loomed large over the four-day summit.

Reunited migrant families get LA ‘miracle’

The slightly built young Honduran man sat in a chair next to his 7-year-old daughter, who smiled shyly at the stranger asking them to remember their recent separation at the border.

Delegates leave Encuentro eager to evangelize LA

Football: The (same) old 1-2 in D-1 and Maxpreps’ polls

Same old, same old — unless you’re St. John Bosco and Mater Dei, Nos. 1 and 2 for the fourth straight week in the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 football poll released Sept. 17,

Hispanic summit styled as bright light in dark time for the Church

When St. Pope John Paul II traveled to Cuba in January 1998, becoming the first pontiff to visit the island nation, Brooklyn’s Auxiliary Bishop Octavio Cisneros recalls, “the whole world went with John Paul.”