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35 places to celebrate Dia de los Muertos in Southern California
Day of the Dead is a celebration when the dearly departed return briefly to earth, to spend time with those they left behind. Celebrants create altars dedicated to the memory of the deceased, laden with some of their favorite things – from a bottle of liquor to a stuffed animal, and decorated with marigolds, the traditional flower of the dead.
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Archbishop Vigneron one of two candidates to serve as next USCCB secretary
In November, the U.S. bishops are scheduled to elect the next secretary of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, a religious liberty committee chairman and chairmen-elect for five committees, as well as hear an update from the bishops’ working group on immigration.
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Our Lady of Guadalupe annual pilgrimage begins in Ventura County
In celebration of the 486th anniversary of the miraculous apparitions of the Virgin of Guadalupe to St. Juan Diego, this year “La Peregrina,” a pilgrim image of Our Lady of Guadalupe, began its annual archdiocesan pilgrimage at St. Thomas Aquinas Church in Ojai on Oct. 21.
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Waiting for the Master to come
In these final weeks of the liturgical year, the Church places before us the two great solemnities — All Souls’ Day and All Saints’ Day — to remind us of our destination, to the goal of our lives.
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#BuenosDíasLA: Celebre el Día de los Muertos en familia
Los cementerios católicos y la Arquidiócesis de Los Ángeles serán anfitriones de celebraciones del Día de Los Muertos en Oxnard el sábado 28 de octubre y en el Este de Los Ángeles el sábado 4 de noviembre. Los eventos conmemoran el Día de Todos los Santos en una tradición con raíces indígenas para celebrar la vida eterna de nuestros amados difuntos con música, baile, oración y ofrendas tradicionales.
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Highest Ranking Latino leader in the U.S. Catholic Church, Most Reverend, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez Challenges Our Approach to Immigration in America
Most Reverend, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez believes that our country is facing a humanitarian tragedy as a result of our nation’s failure to address the immigration issue. In his most recent publication, Immigration and the Next America: Renewing the Soul of Our Nation (Our Sunday Visitor: 2013), he asserts, “I believe our heritage as American Catholics gives us special responsibility in today’s debates over immigration reform.”
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See Our Lady of Guadalupe image’s arrival at Ojai church
Thomas Aquinas Catholic Church in Ojai welcomed an image of Our Lady of Guadalupe on Oct. 21. The image will be at Santa Clara Cemetery in Oxnard on Saturday.
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Sacred Our Lady of Guadalupe image visits Ventura County
A pope-blessed image of Our Lady of Guadalupe will visit Ojai on Saturday, beginning an annual pilgrimage tour that brings Aztec dancers and crowds of venerating people to sites across the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
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How Los Angeles Catholics help the homeless
With growing numbers of people suffering homelessness in the expensive megalopolis of Los Angeles, Catholics and people of other religions are working together to provide a serious response.
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ANNUAL OUR LADY OF GUADALUPE PILGRIMAGE KICKS OFF THIS WEEKEND IN VENTURA COUNTY
For First Time Pilgrim Images of the Virgin of Guadalupe and St. Juan Diego will visit parishes in the Dioceses of Orange and San Bernardino …
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