Archdiocese Adds 20 School Days For Catholic Elementary Schools
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles is adding 20 days to the academic year at its 210 elementary schools. Cardinal Roger Mahony told a press conference Thursday that the...
View ArticleCatholic Schools To Decide Length Of Academic Year
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles is backing away from a plan to add 20 days to the calendar for its elementary schools. Cardinal Roger Mahony announced last week that...
View ArticleCardinal Roger Mahony’s Legacy
LOS ANGELES (AP) — When Cardinal Roger Mahony was ordained nearly a half century ago, the Roman Catholic church was in the throes of a modernization and renewal — and the lanky young priest who grew up...
View ArticleMahony Hands Over LA Archdiocese To Jose Gomez
LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) — Cardinal Roger Mahony turned over the reins of the Los Angeles Archdiocese to Archbishop Jose Gomez Sunday at the age of 75....
View ArticleLA Archdiocese Ordered To Release Names Of Priests Accused Of Abuse
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A judge on Monday ordered the Los Angeles Archdiocese to release the names of any Southland priests accused of molestation. KNX 1070’s Ed Mertz reports the ruling by Superior...
View ArticleArchdiocese Ordered To Reveal Names Of Hierarchy Involved In Sex Abuse Scandal
LOS ANGELES (CBS/AP) — A judge on Thursday ordered the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles to turn over the confidential files of priests accused of child molestation without blacking out the...
View ArticleArchbishop Gomez Relieves Cardinal Mahony Of All Administrative, Public Duties
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — While apologizing to victims who were sexually abused by members of the clergy, LA’s Archbishop José H. Gomez also Thursday announced he was stripping his predecessor —...
View ArticleGroup Doesn’t Want Cardinal Mahony To Help Pick Next Pope
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Some local Catholics don’t feel Cardinal Roger Mahony should be able to participate in the upcoming papal conclave in Rome. The organization, Catholics United, tells CBSLA...
View ArticleAs Cardinals Pick The Next Pope, CBS2 Reporter At The Vatican To Follow Every...
VATICAN CITY (CBSLA.com) — As all eyes turn to Rome to watch the papal conclave, CBS2 and KCAL9’s Suraya Fadel reported live from Vatican City on the KCAL9 News at 10 p.m. and the CBS2 News at 11 p.m....
View ArticleAlleged Church Sex Abuse Victim Outraged Over Mahony’s Inclusion In Papal...
ROME (CBSLA.com) — A woman who claims she was sexually abused by her parish priest as a child traveled to Rome to protest retired Cardinal Roger Mahony’s participation in the papal conclave. Barbara...
View ArticleMahony Talks To Italian Newspaper About Church Sex Abuse Scandal
ROME (CBSLA.com) — Retired Cardinal Roger Mahony told an Italian newspaper that it’s a positive thing the public knows the truth about “pedophilia in the church.” In an interview with Corriere della...
View ArticleCollege Of Cardinals Cut Off Communication With Media
ROME (CBSLA.com) — The College of Cardinals, who are in Vatican City to select a new pope to replace Pope Benedict XVI, cut off communication with the media on Wednesday after Italian newspapers...
View Article3 Native Southern Californians To Help Elect New Pope
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Southern California will have a strong presence in the room when a new pope is elected to lead the Catholic Church. Besides former Los Angeles cardinal Roger Mahony, there...
View ArticleLA Archdiocese Settles 4 Sex Abuse Cases For Nearly $10M
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — Four men who were allegedly sexually abused by a former priest have reached a nearly $10 million settlement with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles. Vince Finaldi,...
View ArticleChurch Sex Abuse Victim Wants New Pope To Defrock Mahony
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com) — A man who received nearly $1 million in a sex abuse settlement with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles wants Pope Francis to defrock Cardinal Roger Mahony over...
View ArticleFormer LA Cardinal Roger Mahony Unlikely To Face Charges In Clergy Abuse Cases
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The nation’s largest Roman Catholic archdiocese has agreed to pay $720 million to clergy abuse victims over the past decade and released internal files that showed Cardinal Roger...
View ArticleControversial LA Cardinal To Travel With Pope Francis For DC Trip
LOS ANGELES (CBSLA.com/AP) — Pope Francis’ six-day, three-city tour of the U.S. this week evolved from a pledge he made last fall to attend the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia. Stops in...
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