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Tom Hoffarth is an award-winning journalist based in Los Angeles.

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2026 LA Red Mass homilist invokes St. Francis of Assisi's day in court

Tom Hoffarth|Nov 3, 2026|4 Min Read

The monstrance containing Jesus Christ in the Eucharist is carried through the streets of Hollywood during a Eucharistic procession on Sept. 9. Miguel Tenorio, center right, a parishioner at Blessed Sacrament Church in Hollywood, helps carry the canopy. (Poncho Romero)

Participants reflect on the ‘power’ of Hollywood Eucharistic procession

Tom Hoffarth|Sep 16, 2026|4 Min Read

Some 1,000 people joined the Eucharistic Procession through Hollywood Sept. 9, 2026 marking the National Day of Prayer for Peace. (Poncho Romero/Archdiocese of LA)

Hundreds brave record LA heat for Eucharistic Procession through Hollywood

Tom Hoffarth|Sep 10, 2026|3 Min Read

Participants pose at the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ C3 Conference, an annual event focused on helping educators and ministry leaders navigate technology strategies and dilemmas. (Adrianne Lerma-Corcoran)

C3 Conference finds inspiration in Pope Leo’s tech encyclical

Tom Hoffarth|Aug 10, 2026|5 Min Read

Archbishop José H. Gomez with students at St. Paul Catholic School in Mid-City during Catholic Schools Week in January 2018. (Victor Alemán)

Over 15 years in LA, Archbishop Gomez has championed Catholic schools

Tom Hoffarth|Mar 19, 2026|6 Min Read

Heidi Villaluz, left, a parishioner at St. Camillus Center for Spiritual Care in Los Angeles, helps a Catholic Relief Services staff member at the Caminando por la Paz center in Guatemala prepare for a celebration for the children. (Heidi Villaluz)

LA Archdiocese’s CRS chapters urge greater Rice Bowl donations after US cuts

Tom Hoffarth|Mar 16, 2026|6 Min Read

Participants attend one of the many workshops offered at RECongress. (Isabel Cacho)

2026 RECongress celebrates 70th year with pleas for hope in 'crazy' times

Tom Hoffarth, Pablo Kay and Mike Cisneros|Feb 24, 2026|9 Min Read

Archbishop José H. Gomez and Sister Rosalia Meza, VDMF, senior director of the Office of Religious Education, speak to open the Archdiocese of Los Angeles' RECongress 2026 on Feb. 20. (Isabel Cacho)

2026 RECongress opens with surprise message from Pope Leo XIV

Tom Hoffarth|Feb 20, 2026|4 Min Read

Archbishop José H. Gomez anoints the forehead of an attendee to the annual World Day of the Sick Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels on Feb. 7. (Juanito Holandez Jr.)

LA's World Day of the Sick Mass focuses on SoCal wildfire victims

Tom Hoffarth|Feb 11, 2026|6 Min Read

St. Bernard Principal Austin Jackson, top center, poses with students, left to right: Zerimar Ramirez, Johnnie Bernoudy, SaMyra Harris, Michael Simpson, and Kylie Baird. (Juanito Holandez Jr.)

Near LAX, a Catholic high school attempts an Olympic-sized turnaround

Tom Hoffarth|Feb 10, 2026|9 Min Read

A table displaying personal items belonging to Father Chris Ponnet, including his walking sandals, was set up alongside his portrait at his Nov. 4 funeral at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. (Tom Hoffarth)

LA’s Father Chris Ponnet remembered as a peace advocate who ‘showed up’

Tom Hoffarth|Nov 14, 2025|5 Min Read

Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt in 1953 (left) and in 2013 (right). (Mary Jo Kinney)

Years before March Madness, Sister Jean shaped future leaders in LA

Tom Hoffarth|Oct 21, 2025|5 Min Read

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