Archdiocese of Los Angeles Archives

After speedy exit, Catholic school student waits for ‘very different’ return

Jul 6, 2020

Back in March, Juliana Colorado was going about life as usual for an 8-year-old, trying out for a talent show at St. Joseph’s Catholic School in Long Beach, California.

By Rhina Guidos

Gomez: Truth of saint’s ministry is his respect, loving care of indigenous

Jun 30, 2020

Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez has asked Catholics of the archdiocese to invoke the intercession of St. Junipero Serra “for this nation that he helped to found.”

By Catholic News Service

In Los Angeles, statue of Junipero Serra toppled in Indigenous protest

Jun 22, 2020

A statue of a Spanish missionary in downtown Los Angeles has been toppled by Indigenous demonstrators.

By Associated Press

Loss of Catholic schools would be an ‘American tragedy,’ says archbishop

Jun 19, 2020

Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles said June 16 that his recent virtual message to 2020 graduates — posted on YouTube and shared on social media — is “a sign of these unusual times” amid the coronavirus.

By Catholic News Service

First chance to receive Eucharist at Mass in months leaves some in tears

Jun 10, 2020

A parish priest in Bangor, Maine, said he saw many Massgoers “in tears” as they took Holy Communion for the first time in close to three months at a publicly celebrated Mass June 7, Trinity Sunday, at St. Paul the Apostle Church.

By Catholic News Service

L.A. Archdiocese to begin opening churches under detailed safety measures

May 27, 2020

After being closed for more than two months due to the COVID-19 pandemic, churches in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles can begin to open to the public the first week of June if they implement certain safety guidelines, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez told priests and parish staff late May 26.

By Pablo Kay, CNS