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How the L.A. archdiocese is supporting separated immigrant families
Through Guadalupe Radio the Archdiocese of Los Angeles raised more than $90,000 last month to help reunited separated immigrant families in southern California.
“It was Archbishop [Jose] Gomez’s vision to have us be the leaders in treating immigration not as a political topic, but that it was important for the human dignity of people, first and foremost,” said Isaac Cuevas, the archdiocese’s director of immigration affairs.
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Local delegation joins Hispanic Catholic leaders from across the United States at V Encuentro
In a spirit of joy, love and collaboration, 18 delegates from the Diocese of Camden, including Bishop Dennis Sullivan, joined more than 3,000 others from around the country earlier this month for the National V Encuentro in Grapevine, Texas.
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V Encuentro: Young Latinos and women are ready to lead. Will the church make room?
It was a gathering where the stakes could not have been higher. As one young delegate said to me, “The church is living at an inflection point; these are truly urgent times.” This young Latino had just witnessed the close of the national gathering meant to culminate the “Encuentro” process of the past year. Conversations around tables and hallways witnessed to this historical moment.
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Bishops at national Hispanic gathering show support for immigrants
While last week’s V Encuentro explored the ways in which Hispanic Catholics are both the face and future of the Catholic Church in the United States, the theme of immigration loomed large over the four-day summit.
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GOMEZ TO ENCUENTRO: JESUS SENT DISCIPLES, GUADALUPE SENT JUAN DIEGO, GOD SENDS YOU
At the final Mass of the National V Encuentro gathering, Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles encouraged Hispanic and Latino Catholics to go out into the world and be missionary disciples for the Church, like the many holy lay people before them.
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V Encuentro national gathering focuses on young Latino Catholics
Young Latino Catholics were a focal point at the V Encuentro gathering, which took place Sept. 20 to 23 in Grapevine, Tex., and hosted a special dinner for bishops and young adults. A majority of Catholics under 30 are Hispanic,according to the Public Religion Research Institute.
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Work to purify church begins with ‘you and me,’ Archbishop Gomez says
Every “time of crisis” in the Catholic Church “is a crisis of saints,” Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez said in his homily during the 14th annual Los Angeles Catholic Prayer Breakfast Sept. 18.
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Joy, hope contagious for Encuentro participants as they discern priorities
Joy, hope, energy and a spirit of continued collaboration are contagious among the participants of the Fifth National Encuentro in Grapevine.
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Today is ‘hour of the laity,’ Archbishop Gomez tells Encuentro delegates
Hispanic Catholic leaders are living an important moment in the history of the Catholic church in the U.S. and are called to rise and continue the work of building the church, Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez said Sept. 23.
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Today is ‘hour of the laity,’ Archbishop Gomez tells V Encuentro delegates
Hispanic Catholic leaders are living an important moment in the history of the Catholic church in the U.S. and are called to rise and continue the work of building the church, Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez said Sept. 23.
He made the comments during the closing Mass of the Fifth National Encuentro, or V Encuentro, here in Grapevine.
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