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Archbishop Gomez offers personal prayers, support for healthcare workers
In a personal message to doctors and nurses and other health professionals, Archbishop José H. Gomez offered prayers and gratitude for their sacrifice. “Jesus said there is no greater love than to offer one’s life in service to another. That is what you are doing, day in and day out, hour by hour,” he said.
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Bishop blesses Southern California communities with hilltop benediction
Auxiliary Bishop David G. O’Connell of Los Angeles climbed a high summit in the San Gabriel Valley April 23 to bless the most populous counties of Southern California and beyond during this pandemic.
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US and Canada to be Consecrated to ‘Mary, Mother of the Church’
Archbishop Jose Gomez, president of the U.S. bishops’ conference, is inviting all U.S. bishops to join him on May 1 in reconsecrating the U.S. to the Blessed Virgin Mary in response to the pandemic. The reconsecration is timed to coincide with the bishops of Canada consecrating their own country to Mary at the same time.
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Religious education continues in different format during pandemic
When parishes announced they were no longer having public Masses or church events due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this brought typical religious education classes, youth retreats and preparation programs for first Communion and confirmation across the country to a stop or at least sent them in a slightly different direction.
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ARCHBISHOP GOMEZ URGES THE FAITHFUL TO KEEP HELPING EACH OTHER “IN THIS TIME WHEN FAITH IS TESTED”
—In his weekly column the Archbishop acknowledged the provision of more than 300,000 meals to low-income children in March alone, plus clothing, shelter and the …
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LA chaplains look to create ‘bridges’ with isolated coronavirus patients
When asked if ministering to patients with the coronavirus (COVID-19) at St. John’s Regional Medical Center in Ventura and St. John’s Hospital in Camarillo was different from other patients, chaplains Father Calin Tamiian and Veronica Marchese needed a moment to explain.
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KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS DONATE $100,000 TO SEVERAL L.A. FOOD BANKS IN EFFORTS TO HELP FAMILIES IN NEED DUE TO COVID-19 PANDEMIC
The Knights of Columbus, working through the Archdiocese of Los Angeles’ Hearts to Serve hotline program, has made a $100,000 gift to local food banks as part of …
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See how they love one another
We continue in this extraordinary Easter season, and as this time of quarantine and stay-at-home orders stretches on, it is frustrating for all of us.
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How Catholic schools are serving immigrant families during the coronavirus pandemic
Just like every other school in the nation, the classrooms at Queen of Peace in Mesa, Ariz., are empty. The parochial school serves a largely immigrant community, with families tracing their roots to Mexico, El Salvador and Peru, among other Latin American countries. About 95 percent of students at Queen of Peace are Latino, and most of their teachers are Latino and speak Spanish.
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At an empty Easter Vigil, a word of hope for RCIA catechumens
Across two Sundays in early March, RCIA candidates and catechumens stood shoulder to shoulder in the sanctuary of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels during the Rites of Election and Calling.
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