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The Rt. Rev. Antonio José Gallardo Lucena was ordained and consecrated eighth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles on July 11, 2026.
Highlights of the annual Graduation and Scholarship Award Sunday June 28 at L.A.’s Church of the Advent included hearing progress reports from students currently enrolled in college who together received some $8,000 in parish support. — Sachi Hiromura is a rising sophomore at Santa Clara University majoring in environmental science. — Nia Mabowe has finished […]
Jasmine Bellamy is all about loving, courageous leadership. “Love is my plumb line and that is not about sentiment, that is about the power of God at work among us and with us,” says Bellamy, who in March 2026 was named director of Stillpoint: The Center for Christian Spirituality, an institution of the Diocese of […]
Los Angeles Bishop John Harvey Taylor — who was ordained and consecrated to the episcopate nine years ago today — and his spouse, Canon Kathy O’Connor were saluted Thursday, July 2, by diocesan staff gathered for a farewell Eucharist and luncheon at St. Paul’s Commons, Echo Park. “Today our focus is not simply to mark […]
Consecration and installation livestreams View the consecration service booklet here. View the July 11 consecration livestream via the YouTube channel of All Saints, Pasadena (a link will be posted here when available) or the Facebook page of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles. A link to the printed program also will be posted here when […]
Festive watch parties scheduled across the six-county Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles on Saturday, July 11, will offer livestream video coverage of the ordination and consecration of the Rev. Dr. Antonio José Gallardo Lucena as its 8th bishop in 1o a.m. rites at All Saints Church in Pasadena. Because seating at All Saints is limited […]
Communism, Trump said at Mt. Rushmore on July 3, has been dealing death and destruction for thousands of years. The only way that makes sense is to include all enemies of democracy in the category, making Trump himself a communist. But this one’s more than Trump’s stupidity and lashing out. Actual tactics lie behind this […]
The day I was made a deacon in 2003, I brought my great uncle, the Rev. Reginald Angus, a Diocese of Michigan deacon, to the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, which had opened the year before. Reg had heard all about it and wanted to see. I was back on […]
The Rev. Dr. Antonio José Gallardo Lucena will be consecrated eighth Bishop of Los Angeles on July 11, followed by installation at St. John’s Cathedral and summer deanery celebrations.
Mayor Karen Bass – joined by two city council members and more than 35 interfaith leaders – recognized Bishop John Harvey Taylor June 26 at City Hall in advance of his retirement and as part of the city’s 11th annual Pluralism Day observance. “Leadership with Moral Courage” was the theme for the event, organized by […]
[Ventura County Star] Catherine “Cathy” Morris Barringer passed away on May 19, 2026, in Ventura, California. She was 99 years old and had lived an extraordinary life by any measure. Born in Burbank in 1926, Cathy graduated from Van Nuys High School in 1944 and went on to Stanford University, earning a degree in economics […]
Gaza-born Mohammed Balah, 32, is watching the World Cup from an apartment in Doha, Qatar, where he plays on the Al Shahaniya team. Named Palestine’s most valuable player in 2017, his thrilling play earned him the sobriquet “Ronaldo of Gaza,” after the Portuguese superstar. Israel has cruelly put Palestinian nationhood on hold. But the Palestine […]
