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Guadalupe and Juan Diego images journey through L.A. archdioceseStart at Muranaka radish farm in Moorpark on JPII feast

Guadalupe and Juan Diego images journey through L.A. archdiocese
Start at Muranaka radish farm in Moorpark on JPII feast

The pilgrim images of Our Lady of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego began their annual journey throughout the Archdiocese of Los Angeles on October 22, the feast of St. Pope John Paul II, with a visit

San Rafael’s Carmelite monastery to close after 55 yearsDwindling vocations has led Mother of God Monastery to announce closing

San Rafael’s Carmelite monastery to close after 55 years
Dwindling vocations has led Mother of God Monastery to announce closing

The 400 redwood trees shading the grounds of Mother of God Monastery will still reach for the heavens long after the cloistered nuns who planted them move off the 45-acre property next spring.

Lovers of the Holy Cross welcome three new membersIn 1975, 28 sisters left Vietnam by boat, with nothing but the clothes on their back and some dried food; three years later they were invited to the Diocese of Orange and today serve 14 parishes from four convents

Lovers of the Holy Cross welcome three new members
In 1975, 28 sisters left Vietnam by boat, with nothing but the clothes on their back and some dried food; three years later they were invited to the Diocese of Orange and today serve 14 parishes from four convents

On a sweltering September day, three young women lay prostrate in front of the altar at St. Columban Church in Garden Grove. They were covered by a large white pall as they each promised to die to this world in order

San Diego diocese combatting racism on ZoomAfrican Americans in August, Latinos, Native Americans in October

San Diego diocese combatting racism on Zoom
African Americans in August, Latinos, Native Americans in October

Bishop Robert McElroy has said that it’s important to identify the ways racism undermines people’s lives in many arenas, and be “willing to take the hard steps to combat them.” In October, the

Chaldean cathedral in El Cajon hit with BLM, Biden graffiti, swastikasConnection to Father Simon's statement on marriage?

Chaldean cathedral in El Cajon hit with BLM, Biden graffiti, swastikas
Connection to Father Simon's statement on marriage?

….St. Peter’s Chaldean Catholic Cathedral in El Cajon, California said in a statement on Facebook that it had fallen victim to a graffiti attack. Video footage posted by the cathedral showed numerous symbols and slogans spray-painted

Don Antonio will walk 60 miles tracing Junipero Serra pathWorld Day of Migrants and Refugees

Don Antonio will walk 60 miles tracing Junipero Serra path
World Day of Migrants and Refugees

The archdiocese of Los Angeles is inviting Catholics to join in a novena and to watch Masses online this weekend in preparation for the World Day of Migrants and Refugees…. Catholics are

San Diego to resume indoor Mass WednesdayStill no Sign of Peace

San Diego to resume indoor Mass Wednesday
Still no Sign of Peace

Last week Gov. Gavin Newsom issued new guidelines that provide for houses of worship to conduct religious services inside our churches. Since the specific application of these guidelines is subject to the provisions of each county,

Angels Unawares sculpture comes to L.A. firstThen to Catholic U. in Washington D.C.

Angels Unawares sculpture comes to L.A. first
Then to Catholic U. in Washington D.C.

What strikes you when first confronted by Angels Unawares on the plaza of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels is the weight of the thing. Timothy Schmalz’s bronze sculpture, 20-feet long and 12 feet

OC Catholic donors at odds with Bishop VannBenefactors accuse Vann of violating state law by removing them from board of The Orange Catholic Foundation

OC Catholic donors at odds with Bishop Vann
Benefactors accuse Vann of violating state law by removing them from board of The Orange Catholic Foundation

The FedEx envelopes landed at dawn on the doorsteps of some of Orange County’s most influential Catholic philanthropists — real estate developers, attorneys, CEOs and other church stalwarts who had raised tens of millions of dollars

Archbishop Cordileone points to MaryHumility is the only way to faith and salvation

Archbishop Cordileone points to Mary
Humility is the only way to faith and salvation

Mary’s Magnificat highlights the revolutionary changes that Christianity brings into the world and outlines the path deacons should follow, Archbishop Salvatore Cordileone said Aug. 15 during Mass for the ordination of nine men to the permanent

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