Monastery of the Angels: Residents fear sale of beloved Hollywood home to cloistered nuns
ALEJANDRA MOLINA, of Religion News Service, reports on concerns over the future of a 100-year-old LA landmark…
‘Rolling Stone’ publisher planned to convert a Black church into his home, but residents fought back to preserve it
Los Angeles, USRNS On a recent Sunday, about 10 people sat outside the steps of the boarded-up First Baptist Church of Venice, a century-old congregation that, to many, remains a symbol of the thriving Black population that once existed in the seaside town of Los Angeles. They discussed potential uses for the church that would […]
California legislator wants religious services deemed essential during state of emergency; Grace Community Church postpones event
Los Angeles, USRNS Senator Brian Jones, a Republican in San Diego County, introduced a piece of legislation on Friday that would deem religious services an essential activity during any declared state of emergency. In this 11th April, 2020, file photo, a person films pastor Nicolas Sanchez, centre left, celebrating Easter Vigil Mass at his church […]
LA clergy look to hold city officials responsible for allowing Sean Feucht’s Skid Row event
Los Angeles RNS At a virtual news conference on Wednesday, Rev Stephen “Cue” Jn-Marie of the advocacy group Clergy for Black Lives condemned a pair of Los Angeles homeless outreach events on 30th and 31st December by a group of conservative Christians led by musician Sean Feucht. Jn-Marie – who founded The Row, or “The Church […]
Pandemic cut traffic congestion in most countries last year: report
New York, US/London, UKReuters Coronavirus-induced lockdowns caused annual traffic congestion to fall in most countries for the first time in at least 10 years, disrupting long-held traffic patterns like the dreaded morning commute to work, a report released on Tuesday showed. Congestion declined sharply on the gridlocked roads of crowded cities, including Los Angeles, Bengaluru […]
In the US, California deaths spur pleas to stay home for Christmas
Los Angeles, USAP California’s deadly Christmas was marked by pleas to stay away from holiday gatherings outside the home and indoor church services in what could be a make-or-break effort to curb a coronavirus surge that already has filled some hospitals well beyond normal capacity. Festive gatherings with friends and family might be tempting after […]
Former art studio of Sister Mary Corita, LA’s “pop art nun”, spared from demolition for now
Los Angeles, USRNS The former Hollywood art studio of a Roman Catholic religious sister who was known for her pop art covering racism, poverty and misogyny appears to have been spared from the wrecking ball after all. The art studio of the late Corita Kent, known as LA’s “pop art nun”, is now a dry […]
LA officials stream annual ceremony honouring unknown dead
Los Angeles, APAP During their lives they somehow slipped out of sight to the rest of us, and when death came to these 1,547 residents of Los Angeles County, they had become anonymous to the world. Rather than simply place their remains in an unmarked grave after three years of fruitless searching for family, local […]
MUSIC: RECREATING THE SOUNDS OF AN ANCIENT GREEK CHURCH – IN LA
ZARA ABRAMS reports that a recent recital on the campus of Saint Sophia Cathedral, was the first time ‘acoustic photocopies’ were used to recreate the experience of the Agia Sophia, one of the oldest churches in the Greek city of Thessaloniki, for a modern audience…