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California Fires

George Magallon, along with his wife, Jennifer, and their children, Sophia and Diego, carry a statue of the Virgin Mary that survived the fire that burned down their home. (Victor Alemán)

OneLife speakers invite Angelenos to find hope in LA's 'trial by fire'

Mike Cisneros, Theresa Cisneros and Natalie Romano|Jan 20, 2025|8 Min Read

The Halpin family sings in praise to Mary in the rubble of their LA home after the Palisades and Eaton fires. (Screengrab via Instagram)

After losing everything in Eaton fire, LA family sings to Mary

Matt McDonald|Jan 17, 2025|4 Min Read

Antonio and Liliana Huerta of Pasadena, with their children, Gabriela and José Antonio, and the traveling Sacred Heart statue kept in their home the week that the nearby Eaton Fire almost reached their home. (Victor Alemán)

As fires burn, LA Catholics see grassroots efforts ‘multiply’ overnight

Pablo Kay|Jan 16, 2025|5 Min Read

Hundreds of people wait in line for humanitarian supplies at Santa Anita Park in Arcadia, Calif., Jan. 14, 2025, in the aftermath of the Eaton Fire, which began Jan. 7. (OSV News photo/Bob Roller)

Faith

What responses to the LA fires can teach us in the Year of Hope

Elizabeth Scalia|Jan 15, 2025|4 Min Read

Father Gilbert Guzmán, the pastor at Sacred Heart Church in Altadena, prays at the Pasadena Convention Center evacuation shelter with his parishioners, the Posada family, whose apartment was destroyed in the Eaton Fire. (Natalie Romano)

Celebrity food trucks and prayers: Pasadena's fire refugees get help in many forms

Natalie Romano|Jan 15, 2025|5 Min Read

Victims of the Palisades Fire hug during a special Mass for the burned-down Corpus Christi Church at St. Monica in Santa Monica on Jan. 12. (Victor Alemán)

Finding God in the wildfires

Archbishop José H. Gomez|Jan 15, 2025|4 Min Read

Pro-life advocates march during the OneLife LA rally Jan. 19, 2019, in Los Angeles. With the Supreme Court's overturning of Roe v. Wade June 2022, organizers of the event taking place Jan. 21, 2023, said it is as necessary as ever to promote ongoing efforts to help make pregnant women in need aware of alternatives to abortion, to change minds and hearts on the abortion issue, and to uphold the dignity of all human life. (Victor Aleman)

OneLife LA 2025 moving indoors to Cathedral due to local fires

Angelus Staff|Jan 14, 2025|3 Min Read

The remains of homes are seen Jan. 10, 2025, following the Palisades Fire in Los Angeles. As of late Jan. 14, the death toll numbered at least 25 people, but with several wildfires raging, officials warn the actual toll will remain unclear until it's safe for investigators to access neighborhoods. Tens of thousands of people have been impacted by evacuation orders since the blazes began Jan. 7. (OSV News photo//David Ryder, Reuters)

LA's Armenian Catholics offer support, sacrifice amid wildfires, says pastor

Gina Christian|Jan 14, 2025|3 Min Read

The De La Rosa family — Claudia, Raul, and their four children (with one on the way) — at a relative’s house in Altadena after losing their home to the Eaton Fire. (Reese Cuevas)

Pregnant mom of 4 who lost her home in Eaton Fire: 'God does things for a reason'

Theresa Cisneros|Jan 14, 2025|5 Min Read

A stained-glass window at the National Shrine of Our Lady of Champion in Champion, Wis., depicts the Blessed Virgin Mary appearing to Adele Brise. Several Catholics who have fled the wildfires ravaging Los Angeles have been praying for the intercession of Our Lady of Champion, who once saved a rural Wisconsin shrine from a devastating inferno. (OSV News photo/Sam Lucero)

Catholics turn to Mary and saints amid Los Angeles wildfires

Maria Wiering|Jan 13, 2025|5 Min Read

Msgr. Liam Kidney (left) and Msgr. Lloyd Torgerson are pictured at St. Monica Church with the recovered tabernacle from Corpus Christi Church. (Victor Alemán)

LA Fire captain salvages tabernacle from Corpus Christi rubble

Ann Rodgers|Jan 13, 2025|3 Min Read

People grieve at a special Jan. 9 Mass at Mission San Gabriel for victims and first responders affected by the fires sweeping Los Angeles County. (Victor Alemán)

Pope Francis sends prayers, condolences to victims of LA fires

Angelus Staff|Jan 11, 2025|2 Min Read

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