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Un recluso escribió al papa y Francisco respondió
El papa respondió la carta que Carlos Adrián le escribió desde la cárcel donde cumple una condena por homicidio involuntario.
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Utah catechists participate in national congress
ALT LAKE CITY —Dozens of catechists from all over the Diocese of Salt Lake City traveled to California Feb. 25-28 to attend the 60th annual Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, which had the theme “Boundless Mercy.”
Billed as “the largest annual gathering of its kind in the world,” it began as a gathering for religious education teachers, but has grown to include people of all vocations and different faiths, according to the event program.
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Religious Ed Congress: Still growing, a half century later
The Super Bowl wasn’t yet called the Super Bowl when it was first played on Sunday, January 15, 1967 at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. It was, rather, the “AFL-NFL World Championship Game” between the Green Bay Packers and Kansas City Chiefs.
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Immigration Summit launches parish-based initiative to help permanent residents obtain U.S. citizenship
When Teresa Alvarado was growing up as one of 13 siblings in a small town called Jalostotitlan in Jalisco, Mexico, tragedy struck suddenly and upended their lives forever. Her father’s lifetime of work literally went up in smoke when the family’s small shoe shop — and their only source of income — was completely destroyed in a fire.
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Sister Helen Prejean’s ‘Dead-Man-Walking’ journey
“They killed a man with fire one night. They strapped him in a wooden chair and pumped electricity through his body until he was dead. His killing was a legal act because he had killed. No religious leaders protested his killing that night. But I was there. I saw it with my own eyes. What I saw set my soul on fire, a fire that burns me still. And now here is an account of how I came to be and still am.”
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Thousands celebrate God’s ‘boundless mercy’ at Religious Education Congress
ANAHEIM — At the closing Mass, before thousands who crowded the Anaheim Convention Center Arena Feb. 28, Archbishop José H. Gomez challenged Religious Education Congress attendees to be God’s mercy to everyone they meet.
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Meet the California Catholics Supporting Immigration
California’s Catholic Church, inspired by the recent comments made by Pope Francis during his U.S.-Mexico border visit, reaffirmed its support for all kinds of immigrants, both documented and undocumented. This decision was made during a summit which took place at Christ Cathedral. For immigrants in California, American citizenship will lead to a better life and Catholics will help them to do so.
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Catholics Helping Legal Residents in California Become U.S. Citizens
Members of the Catholic Church in California have come together to help legal residents in the state to apply for a U.S. citizenship. Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles said that this campaign will resonate Pope Francis’ homily during the mass he held in Juarez, Mexico. – See more at: http://www.gospelherald.com/articles/62623/20160302/catholics-helping-legal-residents-in-california-become-u-s-citizens.htm#sthash.qXGbDZpn.dpuf
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Parish initiative aims to help permanent residents become U.S. citizens
GARDEN GROVE, Calif. (CNS) — When Teresa Alvarado was growing up as one of 13 siblings in a modest home in Jalisco, Mexico, tragedy struck suddenly and upended their lives forever.
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Where God’s desire meets our own
I was inspired to see so many of you at our Religious Education Congress this weekend.
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