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A foretaste of heaven: Witnessing the Episcopal ordination of LA Auxilary Bishop Alex Aclan
“We know that our liturgies—especially the Eucharist—are a foretaste of heaven on earth, I cannot think of a better foretaste of heaven than this.” – Bishop Alex D. Aclan, Auxiliary Bishop for the San Fernando Region of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles
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Filipino Bishop Alex Aclan ordained as newest auxiliary in Los Angeles
OUTSIDE the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Los Angeles, tour buses lined up waiting for some of the thousands of faithful Catholics from throughout the city’s Archdiocese who attended the ordination of Filipino Bishop Alejandro “Alex” D. Aclan on Thursday, May 16.
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Family, community, and God’s calling: Getting to know Bishop Aclan
ON March 5, the Vatican named Monsignor Alejandro “Alex” Aclan the newest auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, making him the second Filipino to ever be presented as bishop in the United States.
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Filipino priest ordained Los Angeles Bishop
Filipino priest Alejandro Aclan has been ordained as auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles on Thursday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in California.
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Calif. bishops hope program gives survivors chance to heal, seek redress
Calif. bishops hope program gives survivors chance to heal, seek redress
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Archbishop Gomez: Confession Is Sacred
St. Mateo Correa Magallanes was a priest and a Knight of Columbus. During the persecution of the Church in Mexico in 1927, he had a choice to make.
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Bishop Joseph Brennan installed in Fresno diocese
Installation Mass celebrated at St. Anthony of Padua Church on May 2; former auxiliary bishop for Los Angeles succeeds retiring Bishop Armando X. Ochoa
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USCCB president decries terrorist bombings in Sri Lanka on Easter
The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops termed as “a great evil” the Easter terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka targeting the country’s minority Christian community as worshippers packed three churches.
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Centuries-old celebration blesses animals and pets
Throughout the world, millions of people from various ethnic and national backgrounds celebrate the Easter and Passover holidays in their own unique ways — some people gather en masse to worship at churches, synagogues, and religious processions, while others choose to gather with friends and families for food and an egg hunt.
