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US bishops urge Trump to reinstate DACA
The Department of Homeland Security had announced on Wednesday that it would still consider ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, which allows certain immigrants brought to the U.S. illegally as children to apply for a delay of deportation, where they could also receive a work authorization, despite a recent decision by the Supreme Court.
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Catholic Schools Are Worth Saving
Late last month, the U.S. Supreme Court corrected an historic injustice, rooted in anti-immigrant and anti-Catholic bigotry, that, for more than 100 years, has denied students in religious schools the same opportunities as government-school students.
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Santa Maria parishes move outdoors for Mass as state restricts indoor services
At parishes across Santa Maria this weekend, congregants celebrated Mass outdoors — while seated in chairs or parked in their cars — in compliance with state guidelines that once again restrict indoor operations
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Catholic schools weigh in-person learning as fall semester approaches
As school districts around the country are considering in-person or virtual education in the fall, Catholic dioceses are weighing tough decisions about how to serve their students.
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Catholic schools seek waiver to restart despite Gov. Newsom ban on in-person classrooms
It was a disappointing outcome for the superintendent of Catholic education when Gov. Gavin Newsom announced last week that Santa Barbara, Ventura and Los Angeles counties are on the state COVID-19 monitor list.
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Catholic Schools Plan to Open for Fall Classes Amid Pandemic’s Uncertainties
Despite continued uncertainty over COVID-19, Catholic schools across the country are moving forward with plans to welcome students for in-person instruction this fall that will involve stringent safety protocols and continued options for virtual learning.
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Spanish bishop of St. Junipero Serra’s birthplace defends missionary’s legacy
As statues of St. Junipero Serra continue to be vandalized in the United States, a Spanish bishop defended the evangelizer of California in the place where the 18th century Franciscan saint was baptized.
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No answers yet in ongoing investigation into San Gabriel Mission fire
The cause of the fire that tore through the San Gabriel Mission on a recent early morning remains under investigation, city of San Gabriel officials say, and no arrest has been made in the case despite media reports.
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El Papa Francisco declara la Misión de San Buenaventura como Basílica
La Misión Basílica de San Buenaventura se convierte en la sexta Basílica Menor del Estado de California, y la número 88 de los Estados Unidos. “Esta noticia levanta nuestros espíritus y corazones para alabar a Dios y afirmar la historia y la evangelización que San Junípero Serra trajo a la Alta California, dijo el párroco de la ahora basílica menor.
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Surge in COVID-19 Cases Sees Churches Hold Services Outdoors
NORTH HOLLYWOOD, Calif. – The day after Governor Gavin Newsom announced churches could no longer have indoor service, St. Patrick’s Church in North Hollywood started holding mass outdoors.
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