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Obituaries - Angelus News
WEBReverend Monsignor Kevin John Larkin died Saturday, August 17, 2024. He was...
From gangs to consecrated life - Angelus
WEBDec 23, 2015 · On April 3, 2001, an altercation with a gang member escalated into a shootout, claiming the life of his brother Hector, and leaving Brother Cesar a paraplegic. But with the same vivacity he intends to perform God’s ministry, Brother Cesar has devoted himself to finding the blessing amidst his immense loss, the needle in a haystack of grief ...
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Bishop O’Connell death: Next hearing scheduled for suspect
WEBAug 7, 2024 · A preliminary hearing date was scheduled in the case of the man suspected in the shooting death of LA Auxiliary Bishop David O’Connell in his Hacienda Heights home in February 2023.. Carlos Medina, 63, is charged with one felony count of murder and a special allegation that he used a firearm. During a court appearance on Aug. 6, Medina’s preliminary hearing was scheduled for Oct. 17, where ...
Sister Agnes Sasagawa of Our Lady of Akita visions dies - Angelus
WEBAug 18, 2024 · Sister Agnes Sasagawa, a Japanese nun whose purported visions of the Virgin Mary under the title of Our Lady of Akita included stark warnings for humanity and instructions to pray the rosary and repent of sin, died Aug. 15 at age 93. A parish priest in Akita, Japan, confirmed to CNA by phone that Sasagawa had died on Aug. 15.
What does the Assumption mean today? - Angelus
WEBAug 15, 2024 · With those ringing words nearly 74 years ago, Pope Pius XII infallibly defined as a matter of faith the event we celebrate every Aug. 15 as the feast of Mary’s Assumption. The Catechism of the Catholic Church hails it as “a singular participation in her Son’s Resurrection and an anticipation of the resurrection of other Christians” (CCC ...
A beautiful image of our Blessed Mother Mary for your home
WEBMary is our Mother! What a beautiful reality that is! Jesus gives us his own Mother to be our Mother. Her heart is full of love for us and full of tender concern for everything that is going on in our lives. She prays for us and she wants to help us grow in our love for God and our love for one another.
Hacienda Heights parishioners say farewell to Bishop O'Connell
WEBMar 2, 2023 · A standing room-only crowd of more than a thousand packed the St. John Vianney in Hacienda Heights for the first of three farewell masses for Bishop David O’Connell. (Sarah Yaklic) More than 1,000 mourners crowded the church just blocks from the home where O’Connell was killed Feb. 18. The accused gunman has been charged with murder and is ...
The LA story behind the big monstrance at the National ... - Angelus
WEBJul 25, 2024 · The inquiry led them to Father Miguel Angel Ruiz, a 31-year-old LA priest ordained in 2019 with roots in Guadalajara, Mexico. Ruiz was known for having the same monstrance, and often lending it to other priests in the LA Archdiocese for special events. It was his monstrance, in fact, that the late Bishop David O’Connell borrowed when he ...