Parroquia católica Los Ángeles firma acuerdo con Universidad de Guadalajara

Los Ángeles, 16 may (EFEUSA).- Una parroquia católica en la ciudad californiana de Compton, de mayoría hispana, firmará hoy un acuerdo con la mexicana Universidad de Guadalajara (UDG) para iniciar en sus instalaciones un programa en línea de preparatoria y universidad básica.

El programa, el primero de su tipo en la arquidiócesis de Los Ángeles, ofrecerá clases en español que buscan educar a las generaciones de inmigrantes que no han podido completar su formación académica, en esta ciudad ahora de mayoría hispana.

Estudiante latina paga su carrera con tortillas

Vender tortillas los fines de semana para pagar sus estudios universitarios, fue tan solo unas de las muchas cosas que Raquel Román tuvo que hacer para obtener su título universitario en Estudios Chicanos, de la California State University en Northridge (CSUN), el próximo 22 de mayo.

José Horacio Gómez: The Great Latino Hope

Upon first glance, José Horacio Gómez doesn’t look like one of the most important bishops in the U.S. Catholic Church. The soft-spoken, diminuitive, Mexican-born man often makes self-deprecating jokes about his height. “You probably didn’t see me arrive,” he says to his friends with a laugh.

St. Rita Choir Leader Part of Papal Canonization Service at LA Cathedral

Press Release posted 4/27/14 – Archbishop José Gomez will celebrate the canonization of Blessed Popes John Paul II and John XXIII on Sunday, April 27, at 3:30 p.m. with a special Mass of Thanksgiving at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angeles, 555 W. Temple St. The Los Angeles Council of Religious Leaders will join the faithful of Los Angeles to commemorate this historic event.

Canonization Vigil for Pope John Paul II Held by Los Angeles Archdiocese and Knights of Columbus

The Archdiocese’s Office of New Evangelization, with support from the Knights of Columbus, held a special vigil to honor the life and pontificate of St. John Paul II at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on April 26, the eve of his canonization in Rome.

Don’t forget to pack patience, determination on pilgrimage to Rome

VATICAN CITY (CNS) — When preparing for two canonizations that draw nearly 1 million people to Rome, people usually pack essentials like food, water, raingear and sunhats.

Friends, family say goodbye to bus crash victim Adrian Castro

After the vigil, the remembrances, the tales of heroism recounted, what remains is the sorrow.

On a blustery, bright morning in El Monte, the friends and family of Adrian Castro came together at the Church of the Nativity to say goodbye to the 19-year-old, who died earlier this month in a traffic accident in Northern California.