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Immigration reform: ‘We are talking about souls, not statistics’
“Hello, my name is Jersey and today is my birthday. My birthday wish is I would like to have my dad to be with me because this is a very important day and my dad is very meaningful to me and it has been so long that he hasn’t been with me in two of my birthdays, last year and today.”
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Symposium: Preventing online crime is everyone’s duty
Top local law enforcement officials told more than 400 attendees at last week’s day-long Cyber Crime Prevention Symposium in Los Angeles that everyone has a …
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Archbishop praises driver’s license signing
A landmark measure granting California driver’s licenses to undocumented people in the country illegally represents an important commitment to immigrants, said Los Angeles Archbishop José …
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AYE: Nearly a half-century of helping youth find jobs
Steven Perez chuckles at his transformation since receiving job preparation training through Archdiocesan Youth Employment Services, a non-sectarian program under Catholic Charities of Los Angeles.
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‘Prayers for the Philippines’ kicks off in L.A. Catholic schools
“I was really devastated and really sad when I saw the pictures on TV. ’Cause I was born in the Philippines and was baptized there, …
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Jesuit official: Social dimension ‘is all part of our apostolates’
Lighthearted observation aside, his words carry some truth. As the secretary of the United States Jesuit Conference’s Social and International Ministries, Father Greene is constantly …
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St. Monica dedicates new parish facilities
After a nine-year planning process and more than five years of fundraising for construction of three new buildings and a parking garage, St. Monica Church …
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From Mallorca to Monterey: The founder of the missions
He was born November 24, 1713, on the Mediterranean island of Mallorca (a.k.a., Majorca), 360 miles east of Spain. Some 60 years later, he would …
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Four new pastoral associates commissioned at Cathedral
Adding to the growing number of lay ministers who are embracing the call to be more deeply involved in church leadership, four new pastoral associates …
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LifeTeen celebrates being ‘joyful Catholics’ at Six Flags
“How often can you say that you could join in a celebration of Mass in an amusement park?” The comment was more joyful observation that …