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Exide finally closing Vernon Plant
After a seven–month investigation by a federal grand jury, Exide Technologies agreed on March 11 to not only shut down its 15-acre battery recycling plant in Vernon, but to demolish it and clean up the site.
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Community Celebrates Exide Closure, But Doubts Remain
When news broke last summer that a grand jury was investigating Exide Technologies, community activists celebrated with cake and pizza at Resurrection Church in Boyle Heights.
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It is time to end the death penalty
It is time for our country to put an end to the death penalty.
There is a case pending right now in the U.S. Supreme Court that is looking at the practical problems with the way capital punishment is administered through lethal injections. The justices will hear arguments on the issue next month.
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Stellar Damien defense stymies Cantwell in Division III playoff game
It may have been the annual feast day of Saint Patrick, but luck had nothing to do with the Damien Spartans 63-41 rout of the Cantwell-Sacred Heart Cardinals Tuesday night. In this Division III playoff matchup between two of the state’s best Catholic high school basketball teams, it was Damien who would control the game from start to finish, thanks to outstanding team play on both ends of the floor. And no one was more pleased than Damien head coach Matt Dunn.
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Leaders reaffirm need for comprehensive immigration reform
Bishops from dioceses in Southern California signed a joint letter to Congress March 14, urging representatives to move forward with comprehensive immigration reform.
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‘You were made for a better life’
Rick Warren began his March 14 keynote address at the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress by quoting an American literary giant. “The two most important days in your life,” Warren said, quoting Mark Twain, “are the day you are born and the day you find out why.”
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Honduran Cardinal on the Church of the future
On March 14, during the Los Angeles Religious Education Congress, Cardinal Oscar Rodriguez Maradiaga of Honduras spoke on the “Church of the Future” by emphasizing the need for ongoing catechesis, highlighting Pope Francis’ special mission and discussing with audience members the obstacles the Church must overcome.
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RELIGION: Obispos del Sur de California envían carta para presionar al Congreso
GARDEN GROVE – Los obispos de las diócesis de Los Ángeles, Orange y San Bernardino, así como centenares de católicos firmaron una carta dirigida a los líderes de ambos partidos en el Congreso para vencer la indiferencia en esta Cuaresma y responder con compasión a las necesidades de la comunidad inmigrante indocumentada de Estados Unidos.
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2015 RELIGIOUS EDUCATION CONGRESS OPENS IN ANAHEIM
The largest gathering of its kind in the world, the event attracts a global audience of Catholics, as well as people from other faiths
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La parroquia es el corazón y fuente de la nueva evangelización, dice Arzobispo de Los Ángeles
LOS ÁNGELES, 12 Mar. 15 / 10:50 am (ACI).- El Arzobispo de Los Ángeles (Estados Unidos), Mons. José Gómez, aseguró que “realmente” la parroquia es la fuente de la nueva evangelización, por lo que debe trabajar por la misión de “proclamar el Evangelio y hacer discípulos de todos los pueblos”.
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