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Pope Francis appoints L.A. auxiliary to head Salt Lake City
Auxiliary Bishop Oscar Solis was listening to his brother priests during a morning deanery meeting in San Pedro when his cell phone began to vibrate. He ignored it. It went off again. And then again, but he didn’t answer.
He had another meeting later that afternoon, so he couldn’t join the others for lunch. He checked his phone and noticed that it was the papal nuncio — Archbishop Christophe Pierre — who had been calling. Bishop Solis called him back.
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Church’s history of defending immigrants must continue
Many Americans seem to have forgotten that every single immigrant has a face and a story, and can’t be reduced to a statistic. They are our neighbors, family members, friends, co-workers, and fellow parishioners—and it’s our duty to put an end to the name-calling and to serve as their voice.
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Across California, pro-lifers to rally in January 2017
January 21. That’s the date when Californians will come together at three events across the state for pro-life advocacy and encouragement.
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PHL CONSULATE GENERAL JOINS IN THE 14TH ANNUAL CELEBRATION OF SIMBANG GABI AND PARADE OF PAROLS
The Philippine Consulate General in Los Angeles participated in the 14th Annual Simbang Gabi and the Parade of Parols (Lanterns) on December 15 marking the start of the nine-day novena mass before Christmas. The event was held at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels located in downtown Los Angeles.
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Serra High School renames gym after coach Dwan D. Hurt
Junipero Serra High School has honored former legendary head boys basketball coach, Dwan Hurt ‘81, with the renaming of its gymnasium to the Dwan D. Hurt Memorial Gymnasium. Hurt, who was an alumnus of the school as well as a longtime dean and basketball coach, passed away unexpectedly after Thanksgiving. Hurt was 53 years-old.
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Bishop Alemany Celebrates Six Decades of Scholastic Excellence
One of Santa Clarita Valley’s proudest traditions celebrated its Diamond anniversary this year, as Bishop Alemany High School turned 60 in 2016.
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Catholic agencies see collaboration as key as new leaders come aboard
Stronger collaboration among leading Catholic organizations is ahead as they address long-standing human needs and strive to ensure that the work of the church prospers.
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City of Angels reaches out to help children, homeless on Christmas Day
Events to provide Christmas meals are planned for Skid Row, Pasadena and Hollywood Sunday, while children at Los Angeles International Airport will receive gifts from Los Angeles Airport Police officers.
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LA Archbishop Gomez to county inmates: ‘God wants to be with you’
Some of the men were high-security inmates charged and in some cases convicted of serious crimes. Others were low-security inmate workers who help prepare food or keep the jail facilities clean.
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Toys, brunch and Dick Van Dyke make for a festive Christmas at the Midnight Mission
The line outside the Midnight Mission in downtown Los Angeles began two days ago, as hundreds of men, women and their children waited patiently for a warm meal and a toy from Santa’s Village on Christmas morning.
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