Immigration has become the defining issue of our times. Throughout Europe, popular political movements are rising in reaction to social tensions and disturbances caused by more than a decade of […]

Later this month, Pope Leo XIV will visit the ancient city of Nicea, now known as Iznik, in Turkey. The occasion is to mark the 1,700th anniversary of the Council […]

On Oct. 9-10, leaders from Catholic social justice, health care, and charitable ministries gathered at Christ Cathedral in Garden Grove, California, for the statewide conference “Pilgrims of Hope: Serving the […]

I know many of you have joined me in taking up Pope Leo XIV’s call for us to pray the rosary for peace every day during this month dedicated to […]

Recently I celebrated the centenary Mass at Our Mother of Good Counsel Church in Los Angeles, a parish run by the Augustinian religious order.  Pope Leo XIV, an Augustinian, sent […]

On Sept. 7, Archbishop Gomez celebrated Mass to open the new academic year at Mayfield Junior School of the Holy Child Jesus in Pasadena. The following is adapted from his […]

On Sunday, Sept. 7, in Rome, Pope Leo XIV will celebrate two important canonizations, the first of his pontificate. The Holy Father will raise to the altars two 20th-century men […]

Last week, I was in Rome and I had the privilege to meet with our new Holy Father, Pope Leo XIV.  I’ve been blessed to know and work with the […]

This has been a challenging summer with the federal enforcement initiatives aimed at our immigrant communities.  Although the most extreme of these initiatives have been halted temporarily by a court […]

As we stand before this sacred image of Our Lady, in the presence of our Mother, we tell her very simply and with all our heart that we love her […]