Thousands gather at funeral Mass for LA’s Bishop O’Connell, recalled as ‘soul friend’ to all March 4, 2023By Tom Hoffarth OSV News Filed Under: Gun Violence, News, Obituaries, World News Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell was remembered as a man “gripped by grace” and “at ease with movers and shakers and also with the moved and shaken” as nearly 5,000 attended a funeral Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels March 3.
Speakers bring LA Congress attendees to their feet; crowd mourns, celebrate late bishop February 28, 2023By Tom Hoffarth OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News The dark clouds of a weather system of historic proportions added to the heaviness already felt by the thousands at the 2023 LA Religious Education Congress Feb. 23-26 in Anaheim, a week after the death of beloved Los Angeles Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell.
Memorial liturgy, prayer service honor victims of two mass shootings in California February 3, 2023By Tom Hoffarth OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Gun Violence, News, World News A congregation of more than 100 gathered for an evening memorial Mass Jan. 27 in a community still looking for answers and seeking comfort from a Jan. 21 mass shooting at a dance club just two blocks from the church.
