Archdiocese of Los Angeles Archives

People missed the crowds but say virtual congress offerings still valuable

Feb 28, 2021

Like the national March for Life, bigness as well as personal interactions are a huge part of the annual Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, the largest single Catholic gathering in the United States.

By Kurt Jensen

L.A.’s virtual congress offers participants ‘hope, vision’ for the future

Feb 24, 2021

For Jesus’ parents, “answering God’s call meant their whole lives were turned upside down,” not unlike the events of the past year, Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez said Feb. 21 at the close of the all-virtual 2021 Religious Education Congress.

By Tom Hoffarth

Catholic schools seek ways to counter steep decline in enrollment

Feb 9, 2021

The 12 Catholic schools in the small Diocese of Greensburg, Pennsylvania, have bucked a nationwide trend. They’re enrollment has increased this school year at a time when the vast majority of dioceses are headed in the other direction.

By John Lavenburg

Some California churches hold indoor services after ruling

Feb 8, 2021

Some California churches opened their doors to worshippers on Sunday, after the state revised its guidelines for houses of prayer following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that lifted a ban on indoor services during the coronavirus pandemic.

By Christopher Weber

California to revise indoor church guidelines after ruling

Feb 7, 2021

California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s office on Saturday issued revised guidelines for indoor church services after the Supreme Court lifted the state’s ban on indoor worship during the coronavirus pandemic, but left in place restrictions on singing and chanting.

By Daisy Nguyen

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

Catholic magazine highlights how people ‘found God in a troubled year’

Jan 1, 2021

With many so eager to put 2020 in the rearview mirror, one Catholic publication is saying: “Not so fast.”

By Carol Zimmermann

Virus halts Guadalupe processions, but not other ways to safely celebrate feast

Dec 9, 2020

In what would have been its 48th anniversary, the huge procession of drummers and dancers swirling through downtown Houston in honor of the Dec. 12 feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe has been canceled because of the pandemic, organizers said.

By Jo Ann Zuñiga