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

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Former LA City Councilman Tom LaBonge with Archbishop Jose H. Gomez at the annual Blessing of the Animals celebration on Holy Saturday in April 2014. (Victor Alemán)

The legend of ‘Mr. Los Angeles,’ Tom LaBonge

Tom Hoffarth|Jan 18, 2021|7 Min Read

Estefiana Torres, second from right, at her Sept. 18 confirmation ceremony at St. Lawrence of Brindisi Church in Watts. From left: Her father, Luis Torres; LAPD officers Eric Ortiz and Ken Busiere, and Estefiana’s mother, Francisca Arenas, far right. (Father Matt Elshoff)

‘Operation Progress’ finds unlikely success matching LAPD mentors with students

Tom Hoffarth|Jan 14, 2021|9 Min Read

Former Los Angeles Dodgers manager Tommy Lasorda during a Major League Baseball game on Sept. 22, 2011, at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles. (Shutterstock)

The faith of Tommy Lasorda, the baseball manager who 'gave God a jersey'

Tom Hoffarth|Jan 13, 2021|7 Min Read

Some 200 cars pass through the parking lot of St. Mark Church in Venice every Saturday to pick up free groceries. Organizers say many of the beneficiaries are families hit hard by the financial fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic. (JohnMichael Filippone)

‘Driven by God’: Venice parish's food drive thrives in the pandemic economy

Tom Hoffarth|Dec 28, 2020|6 Min Read

Nursing students from Mount St. Mary’s University and women religious of the Sister Servants of Mary, Ministers to the Sick at the 2017 White Mass. (Victor Alemán)

2020 White Mass to recognize SoCal’s ‘army’ of healers

Tom Hoffarth|Oct 16, 2020|7 Min Read

Representatives from the Dominican Sisters' "Vision of Hope," St. Frances Xavier Cabrini School, Shea Family Charities, and the Department of Catholic Schools at the campus' Sept. 30 ribbon cutting. (David Amador Rivera)

South LA Catholic school celebrates back-to-school campus facelift

Tom Hoffarth|Oct 5, 2020|3 Min Read

Caridad Papa (center) with her daughters Candy Colayco, left, and Josette Kier, right, in an undated photo. (Courtesy of Papa family)

Meet the LA Catholic who’s lived through two pandemics

Tom Hoffarth|Sep 15, 2020|7 Min Read

Malachi and Mackenzie Cheang at St. Anthony School in San Gabriel. (Courtesy St. Anthony School)

Why LA families are sticking with Catholic education in a pandemic

Tom Hoffarth|Sep 1, 2020|9 Min Read

A banner is carried into the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels during the annual Mass in Recognition of all Immigrants on June 24, 2018. (Victor Alemán)

At LA Archdiocese, immigration outreach is no ‘single-issue mission’

Tom Hoffarth|Aug 17, 2020|6 Min Read

The bronze statue of St. Junipero Serra in front of Ventura's City Hall. (Credit Ken Lund/Flickr/ CC BY-SA 2.0)

Ventura City Council votes to remove St. Junípero statues

Tom Hoffarth|Jul 16, 2020|5 Min Read

A student receives her diploma during Our Lady of Talpa School's 2020 graduation ceremony on June 5. (JohnMichael Filippone)

Life lessons for LA Catholic graduates in a pandemic

Tom Hoffarth|Jun 16, 2020|10 Min Read

Estela Serrano (from left), Rosa Sepulveda, Estrella Arciba and Rebeca Arciba. (Photo submitted by Rosa Sepulveda)

An LA family’s coronavirus ordeal: ‘No choice but to hold on to God’

Tom Hoffarth|Jun 10, 2020|6 Min Read

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