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On Good Friday, Sony Pictures Will Tell the True Story of a Catholic Priest
Sony Pictures has acquired the worldwide rights to a faith-based film about a Catholic priest. Father Stu — which is slated for release in theaters on Good Friday, April 15 — recounts the inspiring true story of a boxer-turned-priest, and stars Academy Award nominee Mark Wahlberg as Father Stuart Long. The film also stars Academy Award-winner Mel Gibson, whose directorial accomplishments include the highest-grossing Christian film of all time, The Passion of the Christ.
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All urged to pray, work for ‘a post-Roe America’ that cherishes human life
If Roe falls, “my hope is that we will come together and seize this opportunity to create a post-Roe America where human life is cherished and cared for, and where the family is recognized as the true foundation of a just and prosperous society,” said Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez.
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Speakers stress message of hope at OneLife LA’s in-person return
If this year’s OneLife LA event, themed “Forward in Hope!,” was going for hope, the day delivered.
For several hours on Saturday, Jan. 22 in downtown Los Angeles, the word seemed to hang in the air. It was on the signs, the banners, and the words spoken by the lineup of speakers — some of whom acknowledged the real possibility that the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn the landmark Roe v. Wade decision later this year.
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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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