It is a great loss for humanity that the works of J.R.R. Tolkien have become a cinematic franchise, like “Star Wars” or the Marvel Universe. Yes, the films and TV adaptations of recent years have ...

The Dec. 29, 2024 opening Mass for the 2025 Jubilee featured the same processional cross used for the dedication of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in 2002. (John Rueda/Archdiocese of LA) At ...