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Catholicism is multilingual, so why aren’t more Catholic schools?
Clad in a shirt and tie as he directs morning traffic down Clower Street, William Daily seems to know the name of just about every student emerging from their parents’ cars. “¡Buenos días, Isabel!” the principal of St. Mary Magdalen Church and School says to one student. “¡Buenos días, Kevin!” he says to another. Mr. Daily learned to speak Spanish while serving people living in extreme poverty in Quito, Ecuador. His language skills are essential in his current role, as many of the parents sought out the San Antonio school because it offers their children something many other Catholic schools do not.
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Archbishop Gomez: V Encuentro brings the vision of Pope Francis to the United States
“Latinos are eager to participate in the life of the church in the United States, starting in the parishes and then going on and really becoming missionary disciples,” Archbishop José H. Gomez, vice-president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, told America on Sept. 16.
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The Hispanic-Latin ministry conclusions given to Pope Francis
A delegation of Bishops and laymen is in Rome, to hand Pope Francis a document with the Memoirs and Conclusions of the 5th Meeting of the Hispanic-Latin Pastoral Ministry.
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California Catholic Conference Asks Governor to Veto College Abortion Bill
California legislators passed a bill Friday that would require all state universities to offer medication abortions, despite the objections of pro-life leaders.
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California Catholic leaders oppose bill mandating colleges offer abortions
Catholic leaders in California are asking Gov. Gavin Newsom to veto a bill that would require state universities to offer medication abortions.
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US Bishops’ VP leads Delegation to Vatican to present Encuentro Proceedings on Hispanic Ministry to the Pope
Archbishop José H. Gomez, of Los Angeles, and Vice-President of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB); Bishop Nelson J. Pérez, of Cleveland, chairman of the Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church, and Bishop Arturo Cepeda, of Detroit, chairman of the Subcommittee on Hispanic Affairs will lead a delegation that will visit the Holy See, September 13-18, to present to Pope Francis the Proceedings and Conclusions of the Fifth National Encuentro of Hispanic/Latino Ministry.
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Bajo altas temperaturas, peregrinos católicos de California marchan por familias de inmigrantes
Una docena de peregrinos de la comunidad católica del sur de California inició este jueves una marcha de tres días para hacer un llamado en favor de familias inmigrantes detenidas o que enfrentan la deportación, un temor aumentado por las duras políticas del Gobierno.
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Peregrinos del sur del California marchan a favor de familias inmigrantes
Una docena de peregrinos de la comunidad católica del sur de California inició este jueves una marcha de tres días para hacer un llamado en favor de familias inmigrantes detenidas o que enfrentan la deportación, un temor aumentado por las duras políticas del Gobierno.
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Southern California Catholics march in support of immigrant families
Los Angeles, USA, Sep 5 (efe-epa).- A dozen pilgrims from southern California’s Catholic began a three-day pilgrimage on Thursday to call for support for immigrant families detained or facing deportation, a fear increased by the policies of the Trump administration.
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Southern California Catholics to unite in Mass for immigrants
Catholics across Southern California are being called to pray for immigrants at a special Mass on Saturday (Sept. 7) amid a contentious immigration climate that has seen children separated from their parents at the border and Mexican nationals killed in a mass shooting in Texas.