Life
Building a Culture of Life
If the world believed what Jesus proclaimed, every society would be transformed: God is our Father, and we are created in his image, with God-given dignity and a transcendent destiny. This vision is spiritual, not political. Catholics belong first to the “city of God.” But we have a duty to correct injustices and build up the earthly city. Our principles drive us to work for justice and the common good, to protect the vulnerable, to promote freedom and human dignity, and to prefer remedies that are personal, local and small-scale.
Globalized society tolerates many injustices—abortion; euthanasia; birth control policies targeting the poor; racial discrimination; a widening gap between poor and rich; pollution; porn and drug addictions; the death penalty and overcrowded prisons; the erosion of religious liberty; a broken immigration system. The Church speaks to all these issues. But abortion and euthanasia are different. They are direct, personal attacks on innocent and vulnerable human life. We cannot claim to speak for the disenfranchised if we allow millions of children to be killed each year in the womb. Our vision must be whole and never partial. For God, every life is sacred, beautiful, and filled with possibility. Respect for life means there are no exceptions to our love.
News & Events on Life
Sister Paula Vandegaer
Sister Paula Vandegaer, a longtime pro-life advocate in California who helped to establish hundreds of pro-life pr... READ MORE »
Californians urged to oppose rollback of assisted suicide safeguards
The California Catholic Conference is urging the faithful to speak out against a proposed state law that would re... READ MORE »
Calif. bill targets university healthcare
A bill threatens to ban University of California health systems from partnering with institutions that follow Catho... READ MORE »
California Catholic Conference celebrates 50 years
In 1990, Father Sylvester Ryan was flabbergasted to be named an auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles. As he learned abou... READ MORE »
Virtual OneLife LA
After a year marked by racial protests and a pandemic that forced the annual OneLife LA celebration to go virtual, ... READ MORE »
‘Pro-life generation’ proclaims its purpose at OneLife LA 2020
As they waited in the shade next to the Pico House, watching the crowd swell in size in anticipation of the sixth ... READ MORE »
Teens deserve better than Planned Parenthood in LA schools, critics say
As Planned Parenthood prepares to open as many as 50 centers in Los Angeles public high schools, critics are warnin... READ MORE »
OneLife LA: A movement of love
I am excited for our sixth annual walk for life and family festival. OneLife LA is set to take place this year on S... READ MORE »
What to expect at this year’s ‘family reunion’ at OneLife LA
Five years into the OneLife LA movement that Archbishop José H. Gomez envisioned would celebrate the beauty and di... READ MORE »
Meet the OneLife LA honoree challenging ‘survival mode’
On her social media profiles, Jess Echeverry has defined herself in four simple words: Survivor. Advocate. Speaker.... READ MORE »
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The Archbishop on Life
“We are creatures of body and soul, matter and spirit. We are created out of love to be in dialogue, in a relationship with God. This relationship begins before we are conceived in the womb. It is not cancelled by illness, disability or disease. Nothing can separate us from the love of Christ!”
