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Archbishop praises driver’s license signing
A landmark measure granting California driver’s licenses to undocumented people in the country illegally represents an important commitment to immigrants, said Los Angeles Archbishop José …
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Archbishop Gomez honors slain Salvadoran in LA ceremony
Archbishop Oscar Romero at a Los Angeles Park Nov. 23, praising the peaceful vision of the murdered Salvadoran archbishop.
“This gathering today is such a beautiful witness to his memory. My friends, this is what Archbishop Romero lived for,” Archbishop Gomez said Nov. 23 at MacArthur Park in Central Los Angeles.
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St. Mary Medical Center rededicates Women’s Health Center
In an effort to meet the increasing community need for mammography screenings and diagnostics, St. Mary Medical Center in Long Beach recently rededicated its newly-expanded …
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AYE: Nearly a half-century of helping youth find jobs
Steven Perez chuckles at his transformation since receiving job preparation training through Archdiocesan Youth Employment Services, a non-sectarian program under Catholic Charities of Los Angeles.
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Ss. Felicitas and Perpetua Church celebrates 75 years
For longtime parishioner Mike Moran, the 75th anniversary of Ss. Felicitas and Perpetua Church was more than just a huge celebration – it was a …
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Calif. Church, political leaders fast for immigration reform
Los Angeles, Calif., Nov 30, 2013 / 06:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez and local political leaders have held a 24-hour fast to pray for immigration reform and to remember families who are separated from each other at Thanksgiving.
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Calif. Church, political leaders fast for immigration reform
Los Angeles, Calif., Nov 30, 2013 / 06:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez and local political leaders have held a 24-hour fast to pray for immigration reform and to remember families who are separated from each other at Thanksgiving.
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Archbishop Gomez honors slain Salvadoran in LA ceremony
Los Angeles, Calif., Nov 27, 2013 / 01:35 pm (CNA/EWTN News).- Archbishop José H. Gomez blessed a plaza dedicated to Archbishop Oscar Romero at a Los Angeles Park Nov. 23, praising the peaceful vision of the murdered Salvadoran archbishop.
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Los Angeles archbishop, civic leaders announce fast for immigration reform
On Tuesday, Los Angeles Archbishop Jose Gomez gathered a group of civic and labor leaders in a chapel at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels to announce they will conduct a 24-hour fast between Dec. 1-3 in solidarity with the Fast for Families pro-immigration reform group, which is entering the third week of its fast on the National Mall in Washington.
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In Boyle Heights: ‘First lead and now arsenic’
“They have not been good neighbors,” reported Msgr. John Moretta. “And this is a reason to shut them down.”
On this day, Dec. 18, the seasoned 72-year-old pastor of Resurrection Church in Boyle Heights had just received the good news: The California Department of Toxic Substances Control, in an emergency measure, ordered the Vernon car battery recycling plant that the pastor and other community activists, elected officials and residents had been battling for years to clean up its toxic lead and metal deposits.
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