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Abuse compensation program closes in LA, five California dioceses
A private independent program set up in six California dioceses to compensate victim-survivors of child sexual abuse by priests has concluded after two years of work.
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Jeannie Gaffigan hosts panel urging Catholics to get COVID-19 vaccines
Hosting a panel on vaccine misinformation, Jeannie Gaffigan didn’t mention her Emmy-nominated comedy writing or the sitcom she produced based loosely on her life. She introduced herself simply as a “normal mom of five
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‘Now, I begin!’ A prayer for Mission San Gabriel’s jubilee year
Next week we begin a Jubilee Year to mark the 250th anniversary of Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, the first church founded in what is now the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, on September 8, 1771
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First-year Paramount teacher gets a national TV on-air surprise
A third-grade teacher at Our Lady of the Rosary School in Paramount received national attention for going the extra mile for his students.
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‘Tardeada’ fundraiser in Boyle Heights raises money for annual Guadalupe Procession in December
Resurrection Parish in Boyle Heights held their (almost) annual “Tardeada,” an afternoon party on Sunday, Aug. 29, to raise funds to ensure that the 90th annual Guadalupe Procession, and the subsequent Mass, will be held in honor of the Blessed Virgin Mary, Our Lady of Guadalupe, at East Los Angeles College in December.
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Archbishop Gomez Declares Jubilee Year for 250th Anniversary of Mission San Gabriel
Archbishop José H. Gomez has declared a Jubilee Year in honor of the 250th anniversary of Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, the first church of Christian faith in what is now Los Angeles.
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PUEBLO DE LA ASUNCIÓN Por Monseñor JOSÉ H. GOMEZ
A muchos nos ha dejado tristes y decepcionados el regreso del coronavirus bajo una nueva variante.
Durante más de un año, hemos vivido con el temor a la enfermedad y a la muerte. Ahora, estamos tratando de encontrar nuevamente nuestro camino, de vivir con la realidad de este virus mortal que sigue estando en torno nuestro.
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People of the Assumption
The return of a new coronavirus variant has left many of us feeling sad and disappointed.
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How to Raise a Warrior of Faith
How do we ensure our Catholic faith is successfully embraced by the next generation? That is one of the most crucial and vexing questions facing American Catholics in a time of declining church membership and attendance. A poll from last year found that more than a third of young Catholics planned to attend Mass less regularly after the pandemic (whenever that is)
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L.A. volunteers say end to Masses for migrant children is bittersweet
Since April, the Long Beach Convention Center has housed migrant children with nowhere else to go, while authorities searched for adult family members and sponsors in the country.