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Navy journalist buried in Whittier 52 years after death in Vietnam
Hundreds gathered in Whittier Thursday to say goodbye to Raul Guerra, a man most of them never knew.
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Montebello Naval Journalist Killed in Vietnam War Finally Laid to Rest 50 Years Later
It has been more than five decades since Montebello native and U.S. Navy journalist Raul Guerra went missing after being shot down near Da Nang, Vietnam.
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Did You Know There’s a Parish Church for the Deaf in Los Angeles?
As someone who studied to become a speech-language pathologist (SLP), I was excited to learn about an extraordinary parish especially devoted to the deaf community in the Los Angeles Archdiocese. I had seen an American Sign Language (ASL) interpreter at a regular Mass but had no idea that this parish existed. It wasn’t until a news report highlighted how, for Holy Thursday, this parish didn’t do a washing of the feet but a washing of the hands!
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USCCB president decries terrorist bombings in Sri Lanka on Easter
The president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops termed as “a great evil” the Easter terrorist attacks in Sri Lanka targeting the country’s minority Christian community as worshippers packed three churches.
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Centuries-old celebration blesses animals and pets
Throughout the world, millions of people from various ethnic and national backgrounds celebrate the Easter and Passover holidays in their own unique ways — some people gather en masse to worship at churches, synagogues, and religious processions, while others choose to gather with friends and families for food and an egg hunt.
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Statement from Archbishop Gomez on Easter bombings in Sri Lanka
Statement from Archbishop Gomez on Easter bombings in Sri Lanka
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Más de 10 mil fieles rezaron en Los Ángeles por víctimas de atentados en Sri Lanka
Liderados por el Arzobispo de Los Ángeles (Estados Unidos), Mons. José Gomez, más de 10 mil fieles que asistieron a las Misas de Pascua en la Catedral local rezaron por las víctimas de los atentados en Sri Lanka que el 21 de abril dejaron al menos 290 muertos en dos iglesias católica, un templo protestante y cuatro hoteles.
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L.A. archbishop on Easter Sunday bombings in Sri Lanka: ‘Only love can conquer evil and violence’
Addressing the Easter Sunday explosions in Sri Lanka, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles offered his condolences to those affected by the violence and said, “We pray for the conversion of every heart that is hardened by hatred.”
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Nine Downtown Events to Celebrate the Arrival of Easter
This Sunday, April 21, is Easter. The holiday is cause for celebration around Downtown Los Angeles, and not just because Peeps are stocked in stores. Downtown this week plays host to a number of happenings before, on and after the holiday.
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‘Only love can conquer evil and violence,’ Los Angeles archbishop says in wake of Sri Lanka bombings
“Only love can conquer evil and violence,” the head of the Roman Catholic Los Angeles Archdiocese said Sunday in a statement offering prayers for the hundreds killed and wounded following Easter Sunday bombings at churches and hotels in Sri Lanka.
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