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Requiem for the Unborn set for Jan. 24
People of all ages from across the archdiocese are expected to fill the pews at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in Downtown Los Angeles 6 p.m. Jan. 24 for the annual Requiem for the Unborn Mass.
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Blessed Junípero Serra: California’s first saint
Just after canonizing the first saint of Sri Lanka, St. Joseph Vaz, Pope Francis announced that he would also be canonizing the first saint of California — Junípero Serra.
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Archbishop leads state legislature in prayer
He thanked lawmakers for “everything you do to promote human dignity and justice for the poor and the vulnerable in our society.”
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A school grows in La Puente
“You have to impart on those third-graders that the atom is a real human train. I know if I take two or more atoms and they bond, it makes a molecule. You’ve probably heard it from me before, in a water drop there are millions of molecules. And every molecule is at least two atoms bonded together.”
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Catholic Education Foundation appoints new executive director
Archbishop José H. Gomez and Timothy J. Smith, president of the board of trustees of the Catholic Education Foundation, announced a new executive director Jan. 12. Kathleen M. Ash, who had been the associate dean of the School of Education at Loyola Marymount University, began serving the foundation this month.
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Changes ahead for Office of Religious Education
Following nearly three decades of service, Sister Edith Prendergast, RSC, will be retiring as director of the archdiocesan Office of Religious Education, effective June 30. She will be succeeded by Father Chris Bazyouros.
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Thousands march to support human dignity in downtown LA
Thousands marched through the streets of downtown Los Angeles for OneLife LA, an event promoting human
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Dr. Maher Hathout
Dr. Maher Hathout’s death earlier this month creates a void in the Los Angeles interfaith community, for he was not only one of the early leaders of interfaith dialogue in our city, but was also the titular head of the Muslim community here. Early on in my own endeavors in this arena, I was impressed by his eloquence, wisdom, warmth, call for critical thinking in Islam and quiet sense of humor.
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Remembering Selma: Love trumps hate at historic voting rights march in 1965
“Trying to remember 50 years ago,” said Patrice Underwood with a chuckle, letting her words fade away, before adding, “but it had such an impact on me, I can remember a lot of it.”