Pro-life candidate for governor rising in the poll

Sacramento bishop names new chancellor: Lois Locey will begin her new position on Oct. 29, succeeding Kathy Conner, who is retiring after serving as chancellor since 2009

Pro-life candidate for governor rising in the polls: John Cox within 5 percentage points of winning gubernatorial race

Small band of friars and nuns in habits feed homeless in Los Angeles: Archbishop José Gomez invited Friars and Sisters of the Poor Jesus to Los Angeles earlier this year; four friars and four sisters set out for Skid Row every weekend offering free food and water to the homeless