Salvation on Skid Row: Is there hope for LA's toughest streets?

Vol. 11, No. 17

August 21, 2026

On the cover: More than 700 people — including several priests and religious — participated in a special Eucharistic procession through downtown LA’s most infamous corridor on Aug. 1. Angelus columnist Robert Brennan, who has worked with the poor on Skid Row for years, was there. Starting on Page 10, he offers a look at the forces behind the procession, and the worsening homeless crisis that has made Skid Row one of the bleakest places in America.