A video that went viral on social media of a man being forcibly removed from Precious Blood Catholic Church in Los Angeles involved people with no ties to the archdiocese or church, according to the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. […]
A transformation is unfolding at nearly half of the parishes in the diocese, as lay leaders and their pastors re-imagine daily parish life and leadership. They are bringing to life a concept initially championed in the Universal […]
I have participated in many Eucharistic Processions during my life. And in many ways, the one I attended Aug. 1, which began at the St. Francis Xavier Chapel in Little Tokyo, was like all the others. […]
Enthusiasm for the missions was a Europe-wide phenomenon during the pious 17th century. Eusebio Kino was born eight years after fellow priest-explorer Father Jacques Marquette in the Italian Tyrol. Like the famous Father Marquette, he entered the […]
In Assisi, one of the main pilgrim draws is a tiny church dwarfed by its expansive surroundings, the Basilica of St. Mary of the Angels near Assisi, Italy. The chapel is just about 18 feet long […]
One of the largest Norbertine communities in the world, St. Michaelʼs Abbey in Orange County, California, has elected Father John Caronan as its third abbot since its founding in 1961, succeeding Abbot Eugene Hayes, who led the community for 31 […]
In the early 1950s, entertainer Bob Hope purchased a large hand-carved Nativity set from an artisan company in northern Italy as a gift for his wife, Dolores, who was raised Catholic. For decades, it was displayed at the couple’s Toluca […]
Join the Eucharistic Procession as it visits San Francisco at Mission Dolores and the National Shrine of St. Francis of Assisi on Saturday, May 30. 8:00am – Mass at Mission Dolores Basilica 10:30am – Holy Hour at Sts. […]
During their November 2025 Fall plenary assembly, the U.S. Bishops made the decision to consecrate the nation to the Sacred Heart of Jesus on June 11 in honor […]
St. Michael’s Abbey within the Diocese of Orange, announces the forthcoming conclusion of the tenure of Abbot Eugene Hayes, O.Praem., and the preparation for the election of his successor. On March 21, Abbot Hayes marked his 75th […]
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