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L.A. archbishop on Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka: ‘Only love can conquer evil and violence’
Addressing the Easter Sunday explosions in Sri Lanka, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles offered his condolences to those affected by the violence and said, “We pray for the conversion of every heart that is hardened by hatred.”
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Archbishop Gomez: Statement on Easter bombings in Sri Lanka
We are praying for our brothers and sisters who were killed this Easter morning in Sri Lanka. May they know the promise of the Resurrection and may God bring comfort to their families and their loved ones. Only love can conquer evil and violence, so we ask Jesus this morning for the courage to love and we pray for the conversion of every heart that is hardened by hatred. May the Blessed Virgin Mary, who is our mother and the mother of mercy, console those who are suffering and watch over all of us. And may God grant us peace.
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Nine Downtown Events to Celebrate the Arrival of Easter
This Sunday, April 21, is Easter. The holiday is cause for celebration around Downtown Los Angeles, and not just because Peeps are stocked in stores. Downtown this week plays host to a number of happenings before, on and after the holiday.
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‘Only love can conquer evil and violence,’ Los Angeles archbishop says in wake of Sri Lanka bombings
“Only love can conquer evil and violence,” the head of the Roman Catholic Los Angeles Archdiocese said Sunday in a statement offering prayers for the hundreds killed and wounded following Easter Sunday bombings at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka.
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Easter Services and Celebrations Set From Beaches to Downtown
Easter Masses and services will be celebrated today at churches throughout Los Angeles County while sunrise services will be held aboard the battleship Iowa and in Rancho Palos Verdes, Manhattan Beach and Santa Monica.
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Southland Leaders Condemn Sri Lanka Attacks
Southland religious leaders Sunday condemned the Easter morning terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka that have killed more than 200 people and injured more than 450.
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ARCHDIOCESE OF LOS ANGELES UNITED IN PRAYER THIS EASTER FOR VICTIMS OF SRI LANKA ATTACKS; WELCOMING 1,560 NEW CATHOLICS
More than 10,000 people attended Easter Masses at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles, uniting in prayer for all …
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ARCHBISHOP OF LOS ANGELES ISSUES STATEMENT ON EASTER BOMBINGS IN SRI LANKA
Today Archbishop José H. Gomez issued the following statement on the Easter bombings in Sri Lanka. “We are praying for our brothers and sisters who …
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An Easter Sunday message: No flames will ever destroy our faith!
WE were all in shock at seeing on television and social media the historic Notre-Dame De Paris Cathedral engulfed in flames last Monday, April 15. How could this 850-year-old gothic style cathedral, Paris’ symbol of Catholicism, be gone before our eyes? Those of us who have visited and seen this magnificent work of art and place of worship could not hold back our tears especially at witnessing its legendary spire collapse and fall apart.
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Dogs, cats and more get blessed at annual L.A. ‘Blessing of the Animals
For pet-owners and animal-lovers, the traditional “Blessing of the Animals” was a wonderful way for many to spend the day before Easter.
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