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Inicia en California la ‘mayor reunión de católicos de EEUU’
El Congreso de Educación Religiosa 2019, conocido como la “mayor reunión de católicos de EEUU”, comenzó este jueves en el Centro de Convenciones de Anaheim, al sureste de Los Ángeles, California, con representantes de 22 países.
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California: Catholic leaders welcome governor’s decision to halt executions
Yesterday morning, Gavin Newsome, the Catholic Governor of California, announced a moratorium on the death penalty. Up that date, 737 inmates in the state were on Death Row. The ruling means they will not be executed during the governor’s tenure
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California bishops praise death penalty moratorium
The imposition of a state moratorium on the use of the death penalty by Gov. Gavin Newsom was hailed as a positive (CNA).- step by California’s bishops Wednesday. But the state’s Catholic leaders cautioned the state’s criminal justice system was still in need of reform.
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Gobernador Newsom anuncia moratoria a la pena de muerte en California
Acompañado de legisladores en el capitolio de Sacramento el gobernador de California Gavin Newsom firmó una orden ejecutiva para prevenir las ejecuciones en el estado el miércoles por la mañana.
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Pope Francis names second Filipino bishop in US to serve LA
The Vatican named Monsignor Alejandro “Alex” Aclan the newest auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles on Tuesday, March 5, making him the second Filipino to ever be presented as bishop in the United States.
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Christians observe Ash Wednesday to mark start of Lent
Archbishop Jos Horacio Gomez applies ash to parishioners foreheads at the Ash Wednesday mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels in Los Angeles. The ashes are made from the palms used at Palm Sunday and show that persons belong to Christ and represent a persons grief and mourning for their sins. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
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LA Archdiocese’s new bishop is 2nd Filipino-American ever to be named bishop in US
The Catholic Church of Los Angeles is well known as a church of immigrants, with its parishioners hailing from countries all over the globe. Tuesday, a Filipino immigrant was named as a new bishop for the church.
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Pope Francis appoints bishops in Fresno, Los Angeles
Pope Francis on Tuesday appointed a new bishop to lead the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno, California, and also named a new auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
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Pope Francis names Filipino-American as newest bishop in Los Angeles
Alejandro “Alex” Aclan was presented as the newest auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles on Tuesday after serving as a priest in the city for 25 years.
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San Fernando Valley auxiliary bishop Brennan will become bishop for Fresno; new auxiliary bishop named for L.A.
The new bishop of Fresno will be Joseph V. Brennan, who is currently one of five auxiliary bishops in the LA archdiocese.