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Biden mantiene “la frontera cerrada” para migrantes pese a cambio de enfoque
Pimentel, directora de la fundación Caridades Católicas del Valle del Río Grande, dijo a Efe que el número de migrantes que logran pasar los controles migratorios en la frontera ha descendido drásticamente en comparación con la ola de extranjeros recibidos en marzo y abril del año pasado, que desbordó la capacidad del centro.
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Angelinos se organizan para apoyar a los refugiados de Ucrania
El conflicto en Ucrania, que inició el pasado 24 de febrero, sigue dejando imágenes que recorren el mundo de millones de personas huyendo de su país para buscar refugio y protección en naciones vecinas ante los bombardeos y continuos ataques que se viven en el territorio ucraniano.
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Videomensaje del Papa: “Tenéis que llegar a las periferias con coraje y creatividad”
Los saludo con alegría, a ustedes que se reúnen en persona en California y también a los que participan virtualmente, al inicio de este Congreso de Educación Religiosa de la Arquidiócesis de Los Ángeles.
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Church’s outreach to refugees follows Jesus’ example, says USCCB committee
The church’s charitable outreach to people fleeing war, political instability, poverty and other threats is a requirement for followers of Jesus, the Administrative Committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops said in a March 17 statement.
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“Me hace muy bien”: jóvenes en California se apoyan en la espiritualidad para prevenir problemas de salud mental
Jóvenes estudiantes de todo el país acudieron a la Conferencia Anual sobre Educación Religiosa, en Anaheim. “Me ayuda a encontrarme y encontrar solución a problemas físicos y mentales”, destacó Jorge Sánchez, uno de los asistentes al evento, sobre la importancia de la espiritualidad en su vida. Según autoridades en California, en el 2021 uno de cada cinco menores entre 12 y 17 años sufrió algún problema de salud mental.
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Greg Boyle, S.J.: What Rodney King and racial unrest in Los Angeles taught me about policing and community
It was a Wednesday, so I had evening Mass at the Dorothy Kirby Center in Commerce, Calif., a lockdown facility for troubled teens, mainly gang members. Earlier that day, at 3:15 p.m. on April 29, 1992, four police officers had been acquitted of the use of excessive force in the beating of Rodney King during Mr. King’s arrest following a high-speed car chase. I was aware of the verdict when I presided in the tiny chapel at Kirby. Afterwards, I would visit the “cottages” where the minors lived. I sat in the living room and was speaking with a few kids, but I grew distracted by the images on the TV. Los Angeles was on fire, and I needed to get home.
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Top USCCB committee says Russia’s ‘unprovoked war on Ukraine’ must end now
The Administrative Committee of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops March 16 called for “the immediate cessation of Russia’s armed aggression and unprovoked war on Ukraine.”
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What’s Religious About Being Woke?
This article is part of The Conversation with America Media, offering diverse perspectives on important issues in the life of the church. Read another perspective on social justice movements here.
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Mercy for the journey
Lent is the season of return.
This is the theme we hear in the weekday liturgies of Lent, especially in the Old Testament readings.
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Msgr. Fleming named episcopal vicar for OLA region
A priest familiar to many LA Catholics has been asked to help oversee the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ most populous pastoral region.
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