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‘Alto a las deportaciones’, pide la Arquidiócesis de Los Ángeles al presidente Trump
En su primer pronunciamiento sobre las órdenes ejecutivas del presidente Donald Trump, la Arquidiócesis de Los Ángeles le pidió al mandatario que detenga las deportaciones de los inmigrantes que no han cometido delitos graves y que no le cierre la puerta a los refugiados.
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Archbishop José Gomez at Requiem for the Unborn: Be the Light of Life to the World
My brothers and sisters in Christ,
This is a beautiful day, and I want to welcome you all to this celebration.
As many of you know, we began the day at Exposition Park for OneLife LA, our annual family festival in praise of human life and human dignity. It was a great day, inspiring.
And we continue our reflections on human life tonight with this ceremony of remembrance.
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L.A. DIGEST: Groups celebrate life at Exposition Park
Thousands of people joined Archbishop Jose H. Gomez, Bishop Charles Blake and other religious leaders Jan. 21 in Exposition Park for the third annual OneLife LA, an event uniting people of all backgrounds throughout Southern California to celebrate the beauty and dignity of human life.
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Rwandan Genocide Survivor Immaculée Ilibagiza: Life Is a Gift, So Choose Love!
The author of Left to Tell, her account of surviving atrocities, was a main speaker at Saturday’s OneLife LA celebration in Los Angeles.
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‘Endow’ women’s group launches outreach to Latinos, millennials
In an effort to meet the Church’s growth in diversity, the Catholic women’s apostolate Endow has announced a new program that will cater to various demographics in the church, including Latino women and millennials.
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Thousands gather in Expo Park for Archdiocese’s OneLife LA
Thousands of people gathered in Exposition Park on Saturday for the third annual OneLife LA.
The event organized by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles was described as a celebration of the beauty and dignity of every human life.
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West Coast rally aims to shift the conversation on life issues
From the beginning, OneLife LA has been different because LA is different. LA, for better or worse, is known for being the heart of our cultural narrative. Archbishop Gomez had a vision that we could use this model to shift the conversation on life issues. Rather than a rally or a protest, OneLife LA is a celebration that embodies civilization the way it ought to be.
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On eve of inauguration, L.A. archbishop stresses immigrants’ dignity
On the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration as U.S. president, Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez renewed the call to recognize the humanity of immigrants at a Vatican-sponsored migration conference at the University of California in Los Angeles.
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In Los Angeles Saturday, a Celebration of Life
A lot of media attention is on the so-called Women’s March on Washington happening Saturday, a seemingly thinly veiled rally for legal abortion and protest of the new Republican majority in the White House. In the “City of Angels,” a different kind of gathering is happening in Exposition Park, a bilingual “festival” with speakers who include Rwandan genocide survivor Immaculée Ilibagiza and actress Patricia Heaton. OneLife LA, sponsored by the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, with the theme “Choose Love.” What does that mean exactly? Kathleen Buckley Domingo, associate director of the Office of Life, Justice and Peace there talks a bit about it.
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Bishops remain hopeful on immigration reform in a Trump presidency
The upcoming inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump has raised questions about the future of immigration reform, but the nation’s Catholic bishops remain hopeful.