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Archdiocese of LA launches campaign to help immigrant families
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles Friday announced it has launched a parish-wide online donation campaign to assist reunited immigrant and refugee families.
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LA Archdiocese To Help Reunite Immigrant Families With Fundraiser
“The tragedy of so many children being separated from their parents at the border is one of the cruel consequences of our broken immigration system and the failure of leaders in Washington,” said Archbishop Jose H. Gomez. “I am inspired by this initiative through Catholic Charities Los Angeles. It is a beautiful sign of compassion and it will make a big difference in the lives of these little ones and their families. But at the same time, we need to keep praying and keep working for the reform of our immigration laws — which is too long overdue.”
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New St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital unveiled; patient opening expected by Thanksgiving
Darren Lee doesn’t want people to settle for care at the new St. John’s Pleasant Valley Hospital that will be unveiled on Saturday.
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Thousands of Hispanics expected in Texas for Encuentro summit
As many as 3,000 Catholics of Hispanic background are expected in Texas this week for the National V Encuentro, a culmination of four years of listening to and empowering Catholics of Hispanic background throughout the U.S.
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ARCHBISHOP GOMEZ CALLS STATEMENT FROM THE U.S. BISHOPS’ ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE ‘A GOOD, SOLID BEGINNING’
Archbishop José H. Gomez shared the following message with the faithful of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles regarding the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops …
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Church plans third-party abuse reporting system, code of conduct
Pledging to “heal and protect with every bit of the strength God provides us,” the U.S. bishops’ Administrative Committee Sept. 19 outlined actions to address the abuse crisis, including approving the establishment of a third-party confidential reporting system for claims of any abuse by bishops.
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Football: The (same) old 1-2 in D-1 and Maxpreps’ polls
Same old, same old — unless you’re St. John Bosco and Mater Dei, Nos. 1 and 2 for the fourth straight week in the CIF-Southern Section Division 1 football poll released Sept. 17,
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Hispanic summit styled as bright light in dark time for the Church
When St. Pope John Paul II traveled to Cuba in January 1998, becoming the first pontiff to visit the island nation, Brooklyn’s Auxiliary Bishop Octavio Cisneros recalls, “the whole world went with John Paul.”
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LA loses two ‘very fine priests’ on same day
The Catholic Church in Los Angeles lost two long-serving, beloved priests on Monday, September 17.
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ARCHBISHOP GOMEZ CALLS STATEMENT FROM THE U.S. BISHOPS’ ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE ‘A GOOD, SOLID BEGINNING’
Archbishop José H. Gomez shared the following message with the faithful of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles regarding the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops …