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Coffee shops brew a cup of community at Los Angeles churches
Jimmy Valdez danced on Skid Row, dressed in wedding attire with his bride. They handed out donated food. They celebrated their marriage in a way only someone whose life was saved from the peril of addiction could celebrate. For Valdez, that salvation started with a church preaching more than just religion but service.
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Archbishop Jose Gomez named commencement speaker at Catholic University of America
In an announcement Monday, April 16th, the university announced Archbishop of Los Angeles José Gomez as the commencement speaker for this year’s graduation ceremonies. Gomez will address the class of 2018 at Catholic’s 129th annual Commencement Ceremony on May 12th.
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Bishops throw support behind another bill to protect undocumented youth
he head of the U.S. bishops’ Committee on Migration announced support April 25 for a bipartisan bill that provides a pathway to citizenship for young adults brought into the country as minors without legal documentation. The proposed bill also calls for an increase in security at the border between Mexico and the U.S., an increase in immigration judges and ties U.S. aid to certain Central American countries based on their efforts to address smuggling and steps to combat corruption as well as to strengthening rule of law at home.
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U.S. bishops urge support for USA Act to protect Dreamers
The U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops is urging support for a bipartisan House bill that would protect Dreamers, undocumented immigrants who were brought to the United States as minors.
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Path to Answer the High Calling: New Program for Future Seminarians Pilots in LA
s there such a thing as a “typical seminarian”?
“Guys are coming from all different walks of life — so what’s the typical candidate for vocations?” asks Father Sam Ward, associate director of vocations for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles.
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Califican de “santo” a fallecido líder sindical César Chávez en misa
l fallecido líder sindical César Chávez fue recordado hoy como “un santo” durante una misa celebrada en la Catedral de Los Ángeles por el vigésimo quinto aniversario de su muerte, y en la que participaron unas 2.500 personas.
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University Announces Speaker for 129th Commencement Ceremony
In an announcement Monday, April 16th, the university announced Archbishop of Los Angeles José Gomez as the commencement speaker for this year’s graduation ceremonies. Gomez will address the class of 2018 at Catholic’s 129th annual Commencement Ceremony on May 12th.
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Cardinal Cupich and Archbishop Gomez to headline conference on overcoming division
Cardinal Blase J. Cupich of Chicago and Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles will be among dozens of U.S. church leaders convening in June to address the troublesome polarization that marks church and political life and develop steps to work toward achieving the common good.
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Bishops welcome papal exhortation on universal call to holiness
Following the publication of Pope Francis’s third apostolic exhortation, bishops in the English-speaking world have applauded Gaudete et exsultate for challenging Catholics to strive for holiness.
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Georgetown gathering seeks to overcome polarization within church
Cardinal Blase Cupich of Chicago and Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles will be among dozens of U.S. church leaders convening in June to address the troublesome polarization that marks church and political life and develop steps to work toward achieving the common good.
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