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10 organizaciones que distribuirán alimentos gratis en el condado de Los Ángeles
La solidaridad ha permitido que las familias de bajos recursos salgan a flote en medio de la pandemia; y eso es lo que estarán haciendo 10 diferentes organizaciones con eventos de distribución de comida en diferentes puntos del condado de Los Ángeles de forma gratuita.
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US bishops condemn killing of George Floyd, deplore violence and destruction
Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles, president of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB) expressed the US bishops’ sentiments in a statement on Sunday following the death of George Floyd on May 25 in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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LA religious leaders call for compassion in fighting racial prejudice
The Los Angeles Council of Religious Leaders (LACRL) is calling on Angelenos to join “the struggle to find compassionate responses to injustice” in the wake of country-wide protests after the death of George Floyd.
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George Floyd and us
The death of George Floyd last week was senseless and brutal and cries out to heaven for justice.
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George Floyd y nosotros
La muerte de George Floyd fue un hecho sin sentido y brutal, un pecado que clama al cielo pidiendo justicia.
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Op-Ed: How religious leaders are preaching about racism and police brutality amid unrest
As demonstrators have taken to the streets to protest the deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery and Breonna Taylor, local religious leaders have tried to help congregants understand the unfolding crisis. What follows are edited excerpts from some of their sermons and speeches.
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Love alone casts out fear
As I write these words, it is the 100th birthday of the great pope, St. John Paul II.
I feel a close connection to him and have been thinking about him, praying for his intercession, reflecting on how his life has inspired me in my ministry. -
Mother of the Church and our mother
As we enter our seventh week under statewide “stay at home orders,” I continue to be humbled and amazed by the way our parishes and schools are responding to this ongoing pandemic with charity, creativity, and pastoral zeal.
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See how they love one another
We continue in this extraordinary Easter season, and as this time of quarantine and stay-at-home orders stretches on, it is frustrating for all of us.
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Easter in an epidemic
Our Lord’s tomb in Jerusalem is sealed shut. For the first time since the black plague of the 14th century, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, built above Jesus’ tomb, is closed. This time because of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.