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Holy oil, masks and FaceTime: The coronavirus forces Catholics to adapt last rites
As an elderly man lay dying in a Los Angeles hospital last month, his family requested a sacrament that Catholics have asked for down through the ages: last rites from a priest.
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How Fil-Am families are celebrating Easter despite social distancing
THE major holiday of the spring season is this Sunday, April 12, marking the end of Holy Week (Mahal na Araw). But instead of heading to church, participating in a neighborhood egg hunt or having a large fiesta with relatives, Filipino American families are navigating how to celebrate Easter in this era of social distancing.
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Archbishop Gomez: ‘Jesus on the cross is the only answer’
On Good Friday, April 10, 2020, Archbishop Gomez, president of the United States Catholic Conference of Bishops, invited US Catholics to join him in praying the Litany of the Sacred Heart. He led this national moment of prayer to seek healing and protection during the time of the coronavirus. The service was livestreamed from the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles. Below is the full text of the archbishop’s homily.
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EASTER MASS BROADCAST LIVE FROM CATHEDRAL OF OUR LADY OF THE ANGELS ONLINE AND VIA CATHOLIC AND LOCAL STATIONS
Archbishop José H. Gomez will celebrate Easter Sunday Mass on April 12 from the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angles in downtown Los Angeles …
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Retiros espirituales por redes sociales, una opción en tiempos de COVID-19
Las redes sociales, una vez consideradas como una distracción para las actividades religiosas, en la época del coronavirus se han convertido en la vía que une a cientos de creyentes que buscan continuar practicando sus encuentros de fe, incluso hasta para un retiro espiritual.
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Semana Santa en el Sur de Californi
Desde el Vaticano hasta las Iglesias alrededor del mundo y en el Sur de California, feligreses católicos iniciaron la semana más importante para los cristianos a través del internet, un hecho jamás visto, y todo por la cuarentena que se impuso por el coronavirus que ha cobrado la vida de miles de personas alrededor del mundo.
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ARCHBISHOP GOMEZ JOINS LEADERS OF EPISCOPAL DIOCESE AND EVANGELICAL LUTHERAN CHURCH IN ISSUING JOINT HOLY WEEK LETTER AMID COVID-19 PANDEMIC
During this most sacred time of the year for Christians, Archbishop José H. Gomez with leaders of the Episcopal Diocese of Los Angeles and the …
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SoCal’s religious communities stay connected amid COVID-19 crisis
ABC7 is teaming up with the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to bring Easter Mass to millions.
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LA Archbishop Will Lead a Unifying Good Friday Prayer in a Time of Isolation
Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez will lead a Good Friday National Prayer of the Litany of the Sacred Heart of Jesus to ask for an end to the coronavirus pandemic.
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Domingo de Pascua, una celebración diferente pero con mucha fe
Ana Estrada, una feligrés de la Iglesia católica, dijo que ella y su esposo asisten a misa de manera regular sobre todo durante la celebración de la Cuaresma y Semana Santa.
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