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L.A.’s virtual congress offers participants ‘hope, vision’ for the future
For Jesus’ parents, “answering God’s call meant their whole lives were turned upside down,” not unlike the events of the past year, Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez said Feb. 21 at the close of the all-virtual 2021 Religious Education Congress.
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God’s will for us this Lent
Lent is a good time to remember what we are here for, and to once again center our lives on our purpose.
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In Boyle Heights, two schools with different pulses
Two Catholic elementary schools separated by less than two miles in Boyle Heights illustrate how in the times of COVID-19, no two schools are the same.
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Los Angeles is struggling with vaccine distribution equity. Can the Catholic Church help?
As California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced on Jan. 25 that the next tiers in the coronavirus vaccine distribution would no longer target essential workers or other at-risk groups, Los Angeles County reported that the death toll among Latinos—55 percent of whom work in front-line essential worker positions—has gone up 1,000 percent since November.
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Supreme Courts lifts California ban on indoor church services
Churches in California can open for indoor services after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned a state ban on indoor worship during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Churches in LA’s working-class neighborhoods urge: ‘bring the vaccine to the people’
For the past two months, the Rev. Austin Doran has found himself hosting outdoor Mass for at least one COVID-19 funeral every week at St. Anthony Catholic Church in the city of San Gabriel, where many of his congregants are Spanish-speaking and working-class Latinos.
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Pope Francis to deliver message at virtual LA Congress
Pope Francis will speak to participants at this year’s Los Angeles Religious Education Congress (REC), taking place virtually Feb. 18-21, the Archdiocese of Los Angeles announced Tuesday.
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Holiness, God’s answer to hate
For much of this past year, America has been confronting the sad reality that racist thinking and practices remain all too common in our society. Millions of our brothers and sisters still experience indignity and are denied opportunity only because of their race.
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Some LA County Catholic schools prepare for return to the classroom
On Thursday, St. Dominic Catholic School celebrated 100 days of school, albeit virtually.
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People gather for life in person in San Francisco, online in Los Angeles
SAN FRANCISCO — Organizers of the 17th Annual Walk for Life West Coast in San Francisco Jan. 23 expected hundreds of attendees this year, figuring concerns about COVID-19 and political unrest would keep pro-lifers away.
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