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Mass Honoring Martyrs of Vietnam Set for Cathedral
A Mass honoring the Martyrs of Vietnam will be celebrated Sunday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels by Archbishop Jose H. Gomez, seven days before their feast day.
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Bishops hear follow-up Encuentro report, OK writing new pastoral plan
The U.S. bishops, aware of the growing numbers of Catholics in the country who are of Hispanic origin, voted to write a new pastoral plan for Latino Catholics that would be produced sometime between 2021 and 2024.
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Arzobispo de Los Ángeles celebrará Misa por los mártires de Vietnam
El Arzobispo de Los Ángeles y presidente de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de Estados Unidos (USCCB), Mons. José Gomez, celebrará la Santa Misa dedicada a los mártires de Vietnam, asesinados por odio a la fe entre los siglos XVI y XIX.
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ARCHBISHOP GOMEZ OFFERS PRAYERS FOR VICTIMS AND THEIR FAMILIES OF SANTA CLARITA SHOOTING
Archbishop José H. Gomez has shared the following message in light of this morning’s shooting at Saugus High School in Santa Clarita. “Praying for the …
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U.S. bishops elect L.A.’s Archbishop José Gomez as president
Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles was elected by an overwhelming majority Tuesday to be the new president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops. Archbishop Gomez, born in Mexico and a naturalized U.S. citizen, is the first Latino elected to head the conference. Bishops meeting in Baltimore this week for their annual fall gathering also elected Archbishop Allen H. Vigneron of Detroit as vice president. The vice presidential election, which requires a simple majority of those bishops voting, took three ballots, with Archbishop Vigneron receiving the most votes on each ballot.
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LA Archbishop Jose Gomez Elected As First Latino President Of US Bishops’ Conference
Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez was elected Tuesday as president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, making him the first Latino to hold the top spot among Roman Catholic leaders in the U.S.
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U.S. Catholic Bishops Elect Hispanic Immigrant as Leader
The Roman Catholic bishops of the United States on Tuesday elected a Hispanic immigrant as their president for the first time by elevating Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, who has long vowed to defend immigrants amid their fears of deportation.
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Archbishop Gomez ‘humbled’ by election as USCCB President
Archbishop of Los Angeles José H. Gomez issued the following statement upon being elected President of the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in Baltimore, Maryland on November 12, 2019.
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ARCHBISHOP OF LOS ANGELES ELECTED PRESIDENT OF NATIONAL CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS
Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles was elected president of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) today during the Fall General Assembly in …
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ARCHBISHOP GOMEZ OFFERS PRAYERS IN SOLIDARITY WITH DREAMERS ASKING FOR ALL TO DEFEND THEIR RIGHTS AND DIGNITY AS CHILDREN OF GOD
On the eve of the U.S. Supreme Court hearing on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, as faithful gather in prayer for immigrant …
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