Archdiocese of Los Angeles

California Catholic school counts its blessings after surviving Getty Fire
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- Nov 5, 2019
Students, parents and staff at St. Martin of Tours School in Brentwood have been thankful about being saved from the Getty Fire.
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Getty Fire impacts a Catholic university, schools and retired sisters
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- Oct 30, 2019
The Getty Fire that began whipping through mountain communities west of Los Angeles during the early hours of Oct. 28 caused the closure of several local Catholic schools, the evacuation of students and staff at Mount St. Mary’s University and a call for the retired sisters of St. Joseph of Carondolet to shelter in place.
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L.A. Archdiocese expands fund for Southern California wildfire victims
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- Oct 16, 2019
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is expanding a fund established last year for victims of wildfires in California to victims of the current wildfires burning in Los Angeles and Ventura counties.
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Leaders hope compensation plan brings some healing, hope to survivors
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- Sep 18, 2019
A new private independent program set up to compensate victim-survivors of child sexual abuse by priests was rolled out Sept. 16 in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles and five other participating Catholic dioceses in California.
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Defeat of California’s attempt to break seal of confession a victory for religious liberty
- Interviews
- Jul 11, 2019
Kathleen Domingo is Senior Director for the Office of Life, Justice and Peace and Director of Government Relations for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. She helped organize the opposition to a California bill that would have required priests to break the sacramental seal of confession in certain cases.
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‘Dangerous’ bill on seal of confession withdrawn before key hearing
- Catholic News Service, Church in the US
- Jul 9, 2019
In a last-minute twist, a California bill that would have required priests to break the sacramental seal of confession was shelved by its sponsor amid a remarkable grassroots campaign mounted by the state’s Catholics, members of other faith groups, and religious liberty advocates from across the country.
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