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  • Filipino American culture and Catholicism are interconnected. How that affects mental health
    October 20, 2022  |  In The News  |  

    Father Rodel Balagtas sees it across the Roman Catholic churches he visits in the archdiocese of Los Angeles: A significant number of the parishioners who fill the pews are Filipino Americans.

  • Looking for way to help Hurricane Ian survivors? Here are ways you can guarantee your generosity gets to them
    October 19, 2022  |  Archbishop Gomez, In The News  |  

    Donations for humanitarian and church needs can be made to a special collection for the Bishops Emergency Disaster Fund (if taken in your diocese). Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, encouraged the special collection in early October. #iGiveCatholicTogether also accepts donations for the Bishops Emergency Disaster Fund. All donations received (100%) will go to relief, recovery and rebuilding needs.

  • BILINGUALISM IS OUR CATHOLIC TREASURE
    October 16, 2022  |  In The News  |  

    How many languages do you speak? I speak two, English and Spanish. I can also read comfortably in two other languages. My wife and children are bilingual and so are most of the people with whom I worship every Sunday.

  • Catholic leaders call attention to poorly worded California abortion measure
    October 14, 2022  |  Archbishop Gomez, In The News  |  

    Months after the US Supreme Court handed down a landmark decision to place abortion decisions back in that hands of state governments, California is preparing to vote on a bill that would enshrine abortion in the state’s constitution. While the bill is expected to pass in the historically blue state, critics and Catholic leaders are calling attention to the lack of defined restrictions in the wording of the bill.

  • Commentary: Dawn Unity announces its 21st year of interfaith programming
    October 13, 2022  |  In The News  |  

    The Dawn Unity Group’s Interfaith Discovery Series opens its 21st year with five programs with varied topics, from exploration of Noah and the Great Flood to questions of ethics in today’s society and our local leaders.

  • Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels
    October 10, 2022  |  In The News  |  

    The Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angles is located in Downtown Los Angeles. It is a modern cathedral and was dedicated in 2002. Walking to the doors through the courtyard is amazing:

  • Glendale parish celebrates San Lorenzo Ruiz feast
    October 9, 2022  |  In The News  |  

    n the Philippines, September is celebrated as a catechetical month, in honor of San Lorenzo Ruiz de Manila, the first Filipino saint and martyr. So it was only fitting that Filipino Catholics in Los Angeles came together on the last weekend of the month as “catechists to others” in celebration of Ruiz’s life.

  • A Generous Offer and a Thoughtful Design Yield a Beautiful Place for Healing and Nurturing
    October 6, 2022  |  In The News  |  

    Pregnant women are one of the most underserved demographics among Los Angeles’s homeless population, with fewer than 70 dedicated shelter beds available to the estimated 5,000 women in the county who are homeless during pregnancy. Thirty-year-old nonprofit Harvest Home has long sought to support women in this group, offering housing, educational programs, and physical and mental health resources both during and after pregnancy. But the organization’s location was only large enough for ten beds in a Venice house that also lacked the privacy needed by its vulnerable residents. In 2019, a serendipitous (some might say divine) real estate proposal from the Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles allowed Harvest Home to acquire a low-cost lease for a 1947 convent building in the Pico-Robertson neighborhood from which resident nuns had recently retired.

  • USCCB calls for prayers for victims of Hurricane Ian
    October 4, 2022  |  Archbishop Gomez, In The News  |  

    The USCCB is calling on Catholics to pray for those in the United States and Caribbean islands affected by Hurricane Ian. The storm wreaked havoc on the coasts of Florida and the Carolinas last week, claiming the lives of at least 85 and leaving tens of billions of dollars in damages in its wake.

  • EWTN News In Depth: Church Attendance Post Pandemic
    September 30, 2022  |  In The News  |  

    Startling reports show church attendance dropped severely during the pandemic and has not recovered. An initiative launched in Los Angeles is aimed at bringing Catholics home. Plus, the sacrifices and work of Mother Teresa on the big screen: a behind-the-scenes preview of an upcoming movie depicting her saintly life.