Monday, December 15, 2025 | 3:32 am
Pasadena’s unique character was on full display on the first night of Hanukkah at City Hall Sunday. As young Latino girls were photographed for their quinceañeras in the rotunda and the courtyard, and Pasadena’s famous parrots emerged from the surrounding tree... More »
Sunday, December 14, 2025 | 6:36 am
Hanukkah begins at sundown Sunday, Dec. 14. Two Pasadena Jewish congregations are preparing to mark the eight-night Festival of Lights with public celebrations and private resilience. Chabad of Pasadena is scheduled to hold a public menorah lighting at Pasaden... More »
Thursday, December 11, 2025 | 5:37 am
Families still piecing their lives back together after the devastating Eaton Fire will find more than toys at Deliverance Tabernacle Church Pasadena’s 14th Annual Toy Giveaway this year—they will find a community determined to “Rebuilding Joy Together.” On Dec... More »
Saturday, December 6, 2025 | 6:23 am
Nearly a century of records from the Pasadena Jewish Temple and Center, destroyed in January’s Eaton fire in Altadena, are now accessible at UCLA Library, officials announced. The blaze leveled more than 30 historic sites, including the two-acre PJTC campus, w... More »
Friday, December 5, 2025 | 11:56 am
On Sunday afternoon, more than 120 musicians will fill the sanctuary of La Cañada Presbyterian Church with the sounds of the season, offering a free concert that traces the Christmas carol from its medieval roots to compositions written in our own century. “He... More »
Friday, December 5, 2025 | 5:54 am
Fuller Theological Seminary in Pasadena has received a $10 million grant from Lilly Endowment Inc. to launch the FORWARD Consortium, a collaborative initiative equipping pastors and ministry leaders for a rapidly evolving, multicultural Church. The program is ... More »
Tuesday, December 2, 2025 | 5:14 am
A decades-old church congregation’s growth plans return to the city Hearing Officer Wednesday, Dec. 3, after the applicant revised its proposal to preserve a protected tree. Grace Temple Church seeks approval to add 2,206 square feet to its existing 1,137-squa... More »
Monday, November 24, 2025 | 1:23 pm
First United Methodist Church Pasadena will host a series of Advent and Christmas events in December, including concerts, family programs and worship services, according to a press release from the church. All events are free to attend. The season begins Dec. ... More »
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 | 5:37 am
A local religious organization is rallying volunteers to help the homeless as temperatures drop. Pasadena Hindu Temple will assemble 100 care packages Wednesday, Nov. 19, at 1 p.m. The packages will include winter essentials and food for people experiencing ho... More »
Friday, November 14, 2025 | 6:17 am
A day after U.S. Roman Catholic bishops delivered a rare “special pastoral message” on immigration, Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez said Thursday that the nation must come together “to reform our broken immigration system.” Gathering for its fall meeting ... More »
Sunday, November 9, 2025 | 2:49 am
The Rev. Dr. Antonio Gallardo, a former pastor at All Saints Church in Pasadena, has been elected the eighth bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles and will be ordained in Pasadena in 2026. Gallardo, 58, was elected on the eighth ballot during the Dioc... More »
Friday, November 7, 2025 | 4:48 am
Next week, All Saints Church in Pasadena will host an interfaith discussion on artificial intelligence and its implications for religious communities. The church will convene the study group Sunday, Nov. 9, from 4 to 6:30 p.m. in Sweetland Hall. The gathering ... More »