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Archbishop Gomez celebrates first public Mass since shutdown
On June 7, the Solemnity of the Most Holy Trinity, Archbishop José H. Gomez celebrated his first Mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, with faithful present, since public Masses throughout the Archdiocese of Los Angeles were suspended nearly three months ago on March 16 amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The Mass was also livestreamed on https://www.facebook.com/lacatholics/.
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Meghan Markle urges Catholic high school graduates to help rebuild nation
Meghan Markle virtually returned to her alma mater, Immaculate Heart of Mary High School in Los Angeles, for a surprise graduation speech June 3.
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LA religious leaders call for compassion in fighting racial prejudice
The Los Angeles Council of Religious Leaders (LACRL) is calling on Angelenos to join “the struggle to find compassionate responses to injustice” in the wake of country-wide protests after the death of George Floyd.
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Archbishop Gomez urges peaceful protests over ‘senseless and brutal’ Floyd killing
“The violence of recent nights is self-destructive and self-defeating,” Archbishop José H. Gomez said May 31, as a wave of violent protests swept Los Angeles and other American cities for several straight nights, following the killing of an unarmed black man by a white police officer in Minneapolis.
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‘This is what we’re for’: LAPD officers call in spiritual backup during pandemic
As those working in the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) continue to navigate the realities of upholding the motto “To protect and to serve,” the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic has added more layers of anxiety and trepidation.
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Catholic churches in Archdiocese of LA to reopen under phased plan
After being closed for more than two months due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, churches in the Archdiocese of Los Angeles can begin to open to the public the first week of June if they implement certain safety guidelines, Archbishop José H. Gomez told priests and parish staff Tuesday night.
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Order of Malta, Carmelites get creative to deliver ‘care for the caregivers’ in LA
In the early weeks of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the Carmelite Sisters of the Most Sacred Heart of Los Angeles learned that senior citizens were at a heightened risk of contracting the deadly virus. The sisters thought instantly of the residents at their Santa Teresita nursing home and assisted living facility in Duarte, and realized what they were being called to do: move in with them.
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Pandemic sparks a renewed focus on idea of ‘the domestic church’
Deborah DiPaulo sat down on her living room couch one Friday and turned on her laptop. She had cleared out her schedule for the whole evening and the next morning so that she could tune into the virtual event about to take place.
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East LA parochial school keeps busy thanks to free lunch program
By 9 a.m. on a recent Friday, the line of mostly young mothers already stretched for a block down the sidewalk along the chain-link fence that separates Our Lady of Guadalupe School from Hazard Avenue. Nancy Figueroa, principal of the parish school in East LA, was talking to them in Spanish.
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The legend of John Paul II’s first LA adventure
Ten-year-old Andy Goska knew the special dignitary in town from Poland was a big deal. But it would take a couple of years before he would understand just how big.
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