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Padre Tío Tilo: Rutilio Grande’s niece talks about her childhood with her martyred uncle
Ana Gladys Guzmán Grande was only 7 when she decided to confront Rutilio Grande, S.J.
“I want you to tell me, are you my uncle or are you a priest?” the young Gladys asked him one afternoon in her grandmother’s house.
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Pro-Lifers Prep for West Coast Walk for Life and OneLife LA to Champion the Unborn
Both pro-life events taking place in California are scheduled for this weekend.
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As Omicron Surges, Catholic Schools Meet the Challenge
As public-school teachers in places like Chicago and New York balked at returning to the classroom amid the Omicron variant surge, Catholic schools quietly continued to do what earned them high praise — and often, enrollment increases — earlier in the pandemic.
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LA Filipinos celebrate milestone anniversaries at Santo Niño Mass
LA’s Filipino Catholic community had two very special dates to commemorate this weekend — the 35th anniversary of the feast of Santo Niño, the “Divine Infant Jesus,” and the ongoing celebration of 500 years of Christianity in the Philippines.
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Filipino community in Los Angeles celebrates 500 years of the Santo Niño de Cebú
Archbishop Gomez of Los Angeles said Mass Sunday in honor of the 500th anniversary of Christianity in the Philippines, celebrating the feast of the Santo Niño de Cebú.
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LA Catholic middle-schoolers win big in national art contest
Christmas came early for a local Catholic school seventh-grader.
Jacob Cruz of St. Philomena School in Carson traveled with his family to Washington, D.C., where he was named one of two grand prize winners Dec. 3 in an annual Christmas artwork contest sponsored by the Missionary Childhood Association (MCA).
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The Church’s best kept secret
I have been reflecting on Pope Francis’ message for the annual World Day of Peace and the challenges we face as we emerge from the pandemic.
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ONELIFE LA RETURNS
On Dec. 12, 2021, in his weekly Sunday Angelus address, Pope Francis said: “Faith is not an abstract theory, a generalized theory; no! Faith touches us personally and transforms each of our lives. Let us think about the concreteness of our faith….Brothers and sisters, let’s find something concrete and do it!”
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Santa Barbara family’s special Nativity scene invites people back to church
This time of year, Nativity scenes are standard components of almost every church’s Christmas setup. But there is nothing standard about the Nativity scene at Our Lady of Sorrows Church in Santa Barbara, where a dedicated parishioner has, quite literally, lit up the church with his own culturally inspired creation.
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LA Archdiocese sues LAUSD, alleging it kept federal funds from Catholic schools
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is suing the Los Angeles Unified School District, the second largest in the United States, arguing that legal action is necessary to force the district to take the appropriate steps to restore federal funding for low-income and disadvantaged students who attend Catholic schools.