LA's apostle of hope: Father Aloysius Ellacuria's road to sainthood

Vol. 9 | No. 15 | July 26, 2024

On the cover: During his decades of ministry in Southern California, Father Aloysius Ellacuria, CMF, gained a reputation as a mystic and healer who even smelled of holiness. Since his death in 1981, a group of LA Catholics whose lives he touched have led a grassroots effort to see him declared a saint. On Page 10, Natalie Romano reports on the growing support for his canonization cause and the next steps that await.

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