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TRADICIONES: Celebrarán a la Vírgen de Guadalupe en SoCal a partir de este fin de semana
Como los mexicanos, los devotos latinoamericanos de la Virgen de Guadalupe la llaman “morenita”, pero entre la comunidad de fieles de origen filipino su nombre …
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California’s Native Americans lay their ancestors to rest — one last time
On a bright Saturday morning in late November, about 25 Native Americans from the Gabrielino/Tongva San Gabriel Band of Mission Indians gathered to bless a piece of land where many of their ancestors will finally, after many years, get a proper burial.
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Sunday readings for Dec. 1 & 2
Every Advent, the Liturgy of the Word gives our sense of time a reorientation. There’s a deliberate tension in the next four weeks’ readings—between promise and fulfillment, expectation and deliverance, between looking forward and looking back.
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Archbishop Gomez: LA Catholics make an impact
Last week I was in Baltimore for the annual meeting of the U.S. bishops. As many of you know, our primary purpose this time was to address the clerical sexual abuse scandal.
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Archbishop Gomez offers prayers for victims of Thousand Oaks shooting at vigil service
Archbishop José H. Gomez joined the Thousand Oaks community Nov. 8 in prayer for the victims of the shooting and their families.
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Archbishop Gomez: Days of the dead, hope of the living
This past weekend, I celebrated our annual Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Mass at Calvary Cemetery in East Los Angeles.
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Archbishop Gomez: ‘It starts with the personal encounter’
What must the Church convey to young people?
That God is with us all the time and he has a beautiful plan for us. The young people of the United States need to understand that they are the present of the Church, not just the future. -
Archbishop Gomez: Do not be afraid to be saints!
I am writing to you again from Rome, and today we are celebrating the memorial of St. Pope John Paul II, on the 40th anniversary of his election as pope.
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Archbishop Gomez: Young people deserve Jesus
I am writing to you again from the Synod of Bishops, where we are examining the realities of young people in the world today and how the Church can best help them to follow the path that God wants for their lives.
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Archbishop Gomez: Holiness wears many faces
Here in Rome, we are approaching the midpoint of the Synod on Young People, the Faith, and Vocational Discernment, and we are preparing for a special moment in the Church’s life — the canonizations of seven men and women by Pope Francis on October 14.