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ARCHBISHOP JOSÉ GOMEZ ELECTED VICE PRESIDENT OF U.S. CONFERENCE OF CATHOLIC BISHOPS
Archbishop José Gomez, of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, was today elected vice president of U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops from a slate of 10 candidates who were nominated by their fellow bishops. Cardinal Daniel N. DiNardo of Galveston-Houston was elected president. Cardinal DiNardo has served as vice president of the USCCB since 2013.
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Catholic bishops follow Trump’s election with a message of their own
A week after Donald Trump’s stunning election as president sent the country’s governance lurching to the right, the nation’s Catholic bishops sent a message of their own — at least on immigration — by putting Mexican-born Archbishop Jose Gomez of Los Angeles in line to become the first Latino to lead the American hierarchy.
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DiNardo, Gómez elected new heads of US bishops
The United States Conference of Catholic Bishops on Tuesday elected Cardinal Daniel DiNardo of Galveston-Houston as its president, and Archbishop Jose Gómez of Los Angeles vice-president.
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Young adult Catholics discuss their search for community, identity
Attendees at this year’s Call to Action panel spent their Saturday morning keynote session contemplating a question that troubles faithful Catholics throughout the United States: why isn’t the church attracting new generations of young adults?
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Archbishop Gomez of LA: Tonight in America, Children Are Afraid
Amid protests, fear and broader tensions in the 5 million-member (/70 percent Latino) archdiocese of Los Angeles – a scene likewise present in other major cities – in the wake of Tuesday’s vote for President-elect Trump, Archbishop José Gomez (himself a Mexican-born immigrant) delivered the following, deeply potent homily at an evening prayer service “for Hope and Unity” organized on some four hours’ notice…
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A Contender for U.S. Bishops’ Top Spot Calls for Greater Protection for the Undocumented
Two days after one of the most divisive presidential elections in recent memory, the archbishop of Los Angeles used an interfaith prayer service to call for unity and respect for the undocumented in a passionate speech delivered in English and Spanish, one that may also serve as an argument for other bishops to break precedent and elect him head of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops during its fall meeting next week in Baltimore.
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Faith leaders call for mercy, immigration reform, end to deportations
Archbishop Jose H. Gomez of Los Angeles called for mercy and an end to deportations as he led religious leaders in an interfaith prayer service Nov. 10 for peace, solidarity and unity at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.
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Camarillo church ready to welcome image of inspiration
When a digital reproduction of the sacred image of the Virgen de Guadalupe arrives at St. Mary Magdalen Church next week, members of the Catholic church will turn the visit into a three-day celebration.
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Interfaith prayer service in L.A. seeks to reassure immigrants after Trump’s presidential election
At the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels in downtown Los Angeles, Archbishop Jose H. Gomez, along with Rabbi Sharon Brous; Salam Al-Marayati, executive director of the Muslim Public Affairs Council; and the Rev. Najuma Smith-Pollard participate in an interfaith prayer service seeking to reassure immigrants after the election of Donald Trump as U.S. president. (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)
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L.A. archbishop, other religious leaders urge unity, reassure immigrants after Trump’s election
Los Angeles Archbishop Jose H. Gomez led an interfaith prayer service Thursday evening in which he stressed the importance of unity and reassured immigrants in the country illegally that the church would continue supporting them after the election of Donald Trump.
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