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‘Always forward, never back’
Franciscan Friar Junípero Serra, joined by a Native American companion, walked from San Diego to Mexico City for an unannounced visit with Viceroy Antonio Maria Bucareli y Ursúa in 1773.
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OLA Cathedral presents ‘visual feast’ during 11th Eucharistic Celebration of Cultures
The men, women and children sitting in the pews at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Downtown Los Angeles on the morning of Sept. 19 enjoyed a spiritual and stimulating “visual feast.”
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Social Media Savvy in LA
The Los Angeles Times recently chronicled the efforts of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles to reach out to students and young Catholics through social media platforms. Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez even held a Google Hangout Session, part of an expanding strategy to evangelize through social media. The Times notes:
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Niños piden ayuda divina para detener las deportaciones de sus padres
Asus once años, Jersey Vargas, tiene claro que las niñas como ella necesetan ayuda divina, por ello, la menor que en el 2014 conmovió a la comunidad tras pedirle al Papa Francisco que le ayudara a que no deportaran a su padre Sumo Pontífice se prepara una vez más para hacer escuchar su voz. .
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A pope from the Americas comes to America
As I write to you this week, I am on my way to Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia to take part in the World Meeting of Families and Pope Francis’ pastoral visit to our country.
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Church’s Conference on Families Spurring Francis’ US Trip
PHILADELPHIA — Pope Francis’ six-day, three-city tour of the U.S. this week evolved from a pledge he made last fall to attend the World Meeting of Families in Philadelphia. Stops in Washington and New York were added after Francis put the triennial, Vatican-sponsored conference on his agenda. Here are answers to key questions about the event opening Tuesday that’s spurring Francis’ first-ever visit to America and the City of Brotherly Love:
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Family Hopes to Represent Parish in Journey to Visit Pope in Washington
Maywood family has an opportunity to represent its parish and see the Pope during his visit to Philadelphia. Kim Baldonado reports for the NBC4 News …
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California Catholics spent months trying for tickets to see pope in U.S.
Ofelia Neri knows a thing or two about getting face time with the pope — even if it’s from a distance..
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Latino influence on Catholic Church is a backdrop to Pope Francis’ visit
The Rev. Joevensi Balang, “Jovi” to his congregants, stepped to the lectern in the humble St. Augustine Roman Catholic Church, a low-slung brick building whose only evident decorations are seven wooden crosses mounted on each wall..
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