Archbishop Jose H. Gomez Archives

Meet elected officials as ‘missionary disciples,’ Archbishop Gomez says

Feb 9, 2021

“When we speak to our elected officials, we speak as missionary disciples, as followers of Jesus Christ,” said Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles in a Feb. 9 closing message to the Catholic Social Ministry Gathering.

By Mark Pattison

By meeting Cupich, Pope Francis masters speaking without words

Jan 31, 2021

Over the centuries, popes have always found plenty of ways to speak without using words, especially when words might be inconvenient or hard to take back.

By John L. Allen Jr.

People gather for life in person in San Francisco, online in Los Angeles

Jan 26, 2021

Organizers of the 17th Annual Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco Jan. 23 expected hundreds of attendees this year, figuring concerns about COVID-19 and political unrest would keep pro-lifers away.

By Catholic News Service

Cause of many crises today is ‘absence of love,’ secularization, speakers say

Jan 23, 2021

Over 40 top professionals from multiple fields came together for a virtual conference in mid-January to discuss how to live together in unity and promote the common good.

By Ann Carey

‘A failure’ of love and solidarity creates societal divisions, says archbishop

Jan 16, 2021

Love is the solution to the deep divisions that trouble societies, Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, said in his Jan. 12 keynote for a virtual conference at the University of Notre Dame.

By Ann Carey

Church leaders stress need for Christmas hope after challenging year

Dec 24, 2020

“As 2020 comes to an end, we know that sadly the trials and challenges caused by the coronavirus pandemic will not,” said Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.

By Carol Zimmermann

U.S. bishops ‘working group’ on Biden divides Catholic opinion

Nov 27, 2020

Experts are divided on the U.S. bishops’ conference decision to create a working group to navigate the relationship with president-elect Joe Biden.

By John Lavenburg

Catholics divided as bishops examine Biden’s abortion stance

Nov 19, 2020

Catholics split almost evenly in supporting Donald Trump or Joe Biden in the presidential election. Now they’re sharply divided over a declaration by the head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops that the president-elect’s support for abortion rights presents the church with a “difficult and complex situation.”

By David Crary