March in support of immigrant families ends in arrest for clergy, lay demonstrators
by EN Staff | May 14, 2016
Clergy and lay members of the Diocese of Los Angeles were among religious leaders taking part in a March 23 demonstration at the Metropolitan...
Building a relationship: Los Angeles, Cuernavaca continue the journey
by Pat McCaughan | May 14, 2016
Life settles into a familiar rhythm for pilgrims from the Diocese of Los Angeles to the Anglican Diocese of Cuernavaca in the heart of Mexico. There...
On global service day, youth volunteers plant crops to feed L.A.’s needy families
by Pat McCaughan | May 14, 2016
Layevska Jimenez considers herself “a lifesaver for plants” after recently assisting in weeding, watering, and planting tomatoes, peppers, basil,...
Christians in Pakistan inspire L.A. diocese’s pilgrims
by Pat McCaughan | May 14, 2016
Although Christian minorities face daily persecution in Pakistan, “a lot of good things are happening there. There is great faith and hope” and it...
Ruth Nicastro, retired communication missioner, dies at 90
by Bob Williams | Mar 30, 2016
Canon Ruth Nicastro, longtime diocesan missioner for communication and editor emerita of the Episcopal News, died March 28 while hospitalized in...
The Reverend Sione Halapua
by EN Staff | Mar 20, 2016
May 12, 1940 - February 29, 2016 The Rev. Sione Halapua, former rector of Church of the Ascension, Tujunga, died Feb. 29 in Chico, California. A...
Canon Peter Reed Mann
by Bob Williams | Mar 20, 2016
May 18, 1929 - March 15, 2016 Canon Peter Mann, a longtime treasurer of the diocese and its missioner for administration from 1983 to 1995, died...
The Reverend Alpha Gillett Bechtel
by Janet Kawamoto | Mar 14, 2016
March 23, 1921 - September 9, 2016 The Rev. A. Gillett Bechtel, retired rector of St. Francis' Church, San Bernardino, died Sept. 9. He was 95, and...
‘From the grassroots up,’ Stillpoint celebrates 30 years, new director
by Pat McCaughan | Mar 2, 2016
Stillpoint: The Center for Christian Spirituality began 30 years ago with a simple conversation among friends. And contemplative conversation has...
A half-century later, the struggle for racial justice continues
by Pat McCaughan | Mar 2, 2016
The names and faces in the struggle for racial justice may have changed in a half-century; the issues, not so much, Missouri Bishop Wayne Smith said...