Leading the 1.4 billion-strong Catholic Church. Location: Vatican City. There are no official candidates for the papacy, but ...

Scholars marvel at Los Angeles' propensity to create new ways to connect God and self. It was fertile ground for Aimee Semple ...

Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez celebrated a memorial Mass on Friday, April 25, at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the ...

People from different parishes and different faiths made their way to downtown Los Angeles to gather and offer their prayers ...

Mystery and drama always surround a conclave, but the deeper issue is the mission of the Catholic Church in the modern world.

Even though cardinals don’t campaign for the job, there are always front-runners going into a conclave to choose the next ...

In November 2024, Francis reformed the rites to be used for his funeral ... known as general congregations, in which church ...

Rev. Francis Alan Rath Reverend Francis Alan Rath, pastor, counselor, and friend, born July 7, 1936, in Belleville, Illinois, died on April 9, 2025, surrounded by his family, in his home of 54 years, ...

LOS ANGELES — Carrying a tall wooden cross on his shoulder, Pastor John Shaver walked down the street where his church had ...

He is a member of the Los Angeles media and spends most of his time covering the NBA, NFL, and MLB. When not writing, he is either playing or watching sports. After losing the first leg of the ...

Arriaga-Pedroza, who was removed from ministry at Our Lady of Perpetual Help Catholic Church in Downey by the Los Angeles archdiocese last week, also worked at Saint Louis of France Catholic ...

Rebecca Roland is an editor of the Southern California/Southwest region, who covers the evolving landscape of Los Angeles’s food scene. Guido’s, a longstanding Sawtelle red sauce Italian ...