Telling the story of the Catholic Church, both here in Los Angeles and across the globe since 1895 as The Tidings and now as Angelus News.
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California’s Catholic bishops praised @GavinNewsom’s decision to commute all 548 death sentences in the state, calling it consistent with the dignity of every human person.
The bishops also stressed the Church’s responsibility to stand with victims.
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A town in Bavaria has recorded 4,000 favors granted through prayers to St. Leonard of Noblac. angelusnews.com/faith/saint-…
Why did the burning of Notre-Dame Cathedral in 2019 move people around the world?
@BishopBarron explores the spiritual meaning of Gothic cathedrals as “powerful repositories of the Christian spirit” in a new documentary.
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St. Elizabeth was Mary’s cousin, and their close relationship gave us the words for the Hail Mary we pray today. angelusnews.com/faith/saint-…
Anne Carson may not consider herself a believer, but questions about God and religion run through the work of the 2026 Nobel Prize winner in literature.
How can someone who thinks God is beyond our reach remain so haunted by him?
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“Charity is that with which no man is lost, and without which no man is saved.” - St. Charles Borromeo angelusnews.com/faith/saint-…
“I’m not worthy.”
LA Supervisor Janice Hahn was overcome with emotion meeting Pope Leo and presenting him with a plaque bearing the original LA County seal, designed by her father.
Hahn joined @archbishopgomez on a pilgrimage bringing LA to the Vatican.
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“Everything, even sweeping, scraping vegetables, weeding a garden, and waiting on the sick could be a prayer, if it were offered to God.” angelusnews.com/faith/saint-…
St. Francis of Assisi once faced his father in court. Centuries later, that episode offered a lesson for legal professionals gathered at the 2026 LA Red Mass.
The annual Mass brought together hundreds of civic leaders for reflection on their vocation.
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Have something to say about an issue affecting the Church in LA? Angelus welcomes letters from readers who want to join the conversation.
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Five Franciscan missionaries killed in present-day Georgia in 1597 were beatified Oct. 31 before some 10,000 people in Savannah.
Cardinal Frank Leo called the friars “unconquered heralds of Christ” for their witness to the faith.
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On today’s feast, the Church remembers all those who have died and have not yet attained Heaven, but are still atoning for their sins. angelusnews.com/faith/saint-…
“Cyberbullying can continue 24/7 once you’re a target and you can never escape it.”
That warning helped inspire a group of LA high school students to create a Día de los Muertos altar honoring 30 young people whose lives were lost to bullying.
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In November, Catholics can gain several special “plenary indulgences.” These are graces from the Church, granted through the merits of Jesus and the saints, and they can be applied to oneself or to the souls of the deceased in purgatory.
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The month of November always begins with two beautiful feasts of remembrance and hope — All Saints Day and All Souls Day. In this month, we are called to raise our hearts and minds to seek the things that are above!
Sunday Scripture reflection from @DrScottHahn:
“Here is the fulfillment of God’s promise to Abraham that by his seed all the nations of the world would bless themselves.”
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Looking for a Halloween double feature with a distinctly Los Angeles twist?
Robert Aldrich’s “Kiss Me Deadly” and “What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?” bring psychological horror to the city’s streets and shoreline, with endings that leave room for hope.
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After his death, his Jesuit superiors found that St. Alphonsus Rodriguez lived by a saintly philosophy: he found Christ in everyone who came through his door. angelusnews.com/faith/saint-…
During a private audience with Pope Leo XIV yesterday, @ArchbishopGomez presented the Holy Father with a copy of “The Wonder of America,” his new pastoral letter on Our Lady of Guadalupe. To read or order your copy of the pastoral letter, visit lacatholics.org/wonder-of-am….
When the people of Edessa started worshiping idols, the bishop ordained St. Abraham Kidunaia and asked him to go into the city to save the souls there. Abraham didn’t want to give up his life of solitude and prayer, but he obeyed. angelusnews.com/faith/saint-…
