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Catholic bishops in California launch initiative to tackle racism
The California bishops met Wednesday African American Catholic leaders to begin a year-long initiative meant better to understand and combat racism.
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Church leaders seek aid for Catholic students in coronavirus relief bill
Some of the country’s most prominent church leaders appealed to Congressional negotiators to include financial support for families to continue to send their children to Catholic and non-public schools in a coronavirus relief bill currently being negotiated.
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A pesar de la pandemia, se casan en ceremonia religiosa al aire libre
Desde el año pasado, Krystal Gil y Jack Scanlon planearon con mucha ilusión su boda para el 11 de julio de 2020. Sería una gran casamiento con más de 360 invitados. Lo que nunca pensaron es que la pandemia de COVID-19 irrumpiría en el mundo y que sus planes por unir sus vidas se retrasarían.
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Education Has Not Stopped with Distance Learning at St. Rita School
The first week began with an 8th grade retreat, 1st grade Superhero Day, and Blessing of the Backpacks. The fun did not stop there as we headed into the second week with our students attending Art Class, Music Class, Physical Education, and celebrating the first school mass of the year with a magic trick from Fr. Tom!
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After a fire, California’s Mission San Gabriel rises from the ashes
The sound of sirens and flashing lights woke Claretian Father John Molyneux, pastor of the Mission San Gabriel parish, around 4:30 a.m. on July 11, when firefighters arrived to tell priests to evacuate the rectory. The historic 249-year-old California church near Los Angeles was ablaze, with flames and smoke erupting from the wooden roof.
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El futuro de las escuelas católicas
Este nuevo año escolar lo estamos empezando con mucha esperanza y con mucha incertidumbre. En toda la Arquidiócesis de Los Ángeles, nuestras escuelas están abiertas, con los niños recibiendo clases en línea desde sus hogares.
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The future of Catholic schools
We begin this new school year with great hope and lots of uncertainty. Across the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, our schools are open with our students at home, learning online.
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Why LA families are sticking with Catholic education in a pandemic
As a native Angeleno who attended public schools her whole life and is now an adjunct instructor in child development at Los Angeles City College, Myrna Velasquez can list plenty of educational reasons to explain why her sons still attend St. Patrick’s School in North Hollywood after five years.
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How LA religion teachers are keeping distance learning ‘Catholic’
When Gary Sullivan met with his fellow faculty members earlier this summer, the list of things to sort out for the upcoming school year was long.
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Bishop Barron defends Junípero Serra: Evangelization is not ‘cultural aggression’
Bishop Robert Barron this week delivered a homily in support of St. Junípero Serra, an 18th century Franciscan missionary whose legacy has drawn renewed scrutiny in recent months from some who consider him a symbol of an oppressive colonial system.
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