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  • Conducting a liturgical whirlwind at the Religious Education Congress
    March 16, 2018  |  In The News  |  

    This weekend, 40,000 people from around the world will gather at the Anaheim Convention Center for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ annual Religious Education Congress. There will be more than 300 workshops led by some of the Catholic Church’s most prominent figures, but the signature experience of the R.E.C. has long been its liturgies. Fourteen different services will be offered over four days, in styles ranging from small and contemplative to amphitheater-size celebrations of the Eucharist, staffed by hundreds of volunteers.

  • Cedars-Sinai welcomes next generation of doctors and scientists
    March 15, 2018  |  In The News  |  

    Dr. Keith L. Black (second from right), professor and chair of the neurosurgery department at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, joined students at the 20th annual “Brainworks” event on March 12 at the hospital. Approximately 200 students from Helen Keller Middle School, KIPP Academy, Cathedral High School and Virgil Middle School participated in the event, which aims to inspire the next generation of doctors and scientists by exposing them to advances in neurosurgery and other healthcare specialties.

  • St. Lawrence School victorious in academic decathlon
    March 13, 2018  |  In The News  |  

    St. Lawrence Martyr School emerged as the winner once again this year in the 28th Los Angeles Archdiocese Academic Decathlon held March 11.

  • St. Joseph High School names Erinn Dougherty principal
    March 13, 2018  |  In The News  |  

    A new principal will soon be walking the halls of St. Joseph High School in Santa Maria. The Department of Catholic Schools of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles announced the appointment of Erinn Dougherty to the position on March 3. Dougherty replaces Joanne Poloni, who is retiring following the conclusion of this school year. Poloni had worked at the school for 40 years and served for six as principal.

  • Anaheim se prepara para el congreso católico más grande de Estados Unidos
    March 9, 2018  |  In The News  |  

    Más de 40,000 fieles de Estados Unidos y otras partes del mundo asistirán al Congreso de Educación Religiosa 2018 (RECongress), el mayor encuentro anual de católicos del país. La cita es el fin de semana del 16 al 18 de marzo en el Centro de Convenciones de Anaheim.

  • Immaculate Heart hosts ‘Personal Tech Hackathon’
    March 8, 2018  |  In The News  |  

    Dozens of creative young minds came together on March 3 as Immaculate Heart High School, in conjunction with six other schools, hosted a “Personal Tech Hackathon.”

  • LOCAL SISTERS AMONG PARTICIPANTS IN CATHOLIC DAY OF ACTION FOR DREAMERS
    March 2, 2018  |  In The News  |  

    Their respective ministries have brought the immigration issue to the forefront for Sisters of Charity Tracy Kemme and Andrea Koverman, along with making it a very personal one. Sister Tracy has lived and worked at the El Paso-Juarez border volunteering at a shelter for migrants, been a member of the archdiocesan Immigration Task Force, and currently serves as bilingual pastoral ministry at Holy Family Parish in Price Hill. Sister Andrea Koverman spent 20-plus years teaching in South Carolina’s migrant communities and now ministers at the Intercommunity Justice and Peace Center (IJPC).

  • Congress gets calls to save DACA
    March 2, 2018  |  In The News  |  

    As Congress reconvened after a 10-day recess, members of both chambers received calls from Catholics around the country Feb. 26 urging them to find a legislative solution to save the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program, known as DACA.

  • Pause on ‘Dreamers’ Doesn’t Solve Their Plight
    March 2, 2018  |  Archbishop Gomez, In The News  |  

    The U.S. Supreme Court gave supporters of protections for “Dreamers” some breathing room this week.

  • Care For The Sick And Dying: CA Program Spotlighted At Vatican Conference
    March 1, 2018  |  In The News  |  

    The end of life’s journey can be many things. It is often a time of sorrow but it is also a time to celebrate the passage of a loved one into eternal life and remember a life well lived. Creating an environment where the ill and dying feel loved, worthy and cared for is the effort of a new initiative jointly developed by the Catholic Bishops of California and the state’s Catholic health care systems.