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California: Catholic leaders welcome governor’s decision to halt executions
Yesterday morning, Gavin Newsome, the Catholic Governor of California, announced a moratorium on the death penalty. Up that date, 737 inmates in the state were on Death Row. The ruling means they will not be executed during the governor’s tenure
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Gobernador Newsom anuncia moratoria a la pena de muerte en California
Acompañado de legisladores en el capitolio de Sacramento el gobernador de California Gavin Newsom firmó una orden ejecutiva para prevenir las ejecuciones en el estado el miércoles por la mañana.
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Pope Francis names second Filipino bishop in US to serve LA
The Vatican named Monsignor Alejandro “Alex” Aclan the newest auxiliary bishop for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles on Tuesday, March 5, making him the second Filipino to ever be presented as bishop in the United States.
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African-American priests hard to find in LA archdiocese
Nation’s most diverse Catholic diocese has ordained just one U.S.-born African-American priest in its 82-year history William King knew he wanted to be a priest since he was 4 years old.
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Arrancan las fiestas de Cuaresma para la fe católica con el ‘Miércoles de Ceniza’
Los católicos en todo el Sur de California observarán el ‘Miércoles de Ceniza’, marcando el comienzo de la temporada de Cuaresma de 40 días, cuando los fieles se preparan para la Pascua haciendo penitencia por los pecados y buscando la renovación espiritual.
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Christians observe Ash Wednesday to mark start of Lent
Archbishop Jos Horacio Gomez applies ash to parishioners foreheads at the Ash Wednesday mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Angels in Los Angeles. The ashes are made from the palms used at Palm Sunday and show that persons belong to Christ and represent a persons grief and mourning for their sins. (Photo by David Crane, Los Angeles Daily News/SCNG)
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Pope names second Pinoy bishop in the U.S
Pope Francis on Tuesday has appointed Filipino immigrant priest as auxiliary bishop of Los Angeles in United States.
Monsignor Alejandro Aclan, a priest of the same archdiocese, becomes the second Filipino-American priest to be named bishop in the U.S.
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Bishop Ochoa of the Diocese of Fresno announces his successor
Bishop Armando X. Ochoa of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Fresno has announced Rev. Joseph V. Brennan will be the successor as Bishop of the Diocese of Fresno.
In an early morning statement posted by the Diocese of Fresno Facebook page, the appointment of Rev. Brennan was made in Rome by Pope Francis Tuesday morning.
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LA Archdiocese’s new bishop is 2nd Filipino-American ever to be named bishop in US
The Catholic Church of Los Angeles is well known as a church of immigrants, with its parishioners hailing from countries all over the globe. Tuesday, a Filipino immigrant was named as a new bishop for the church.
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