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6 days ago | 
angelusnews.com | Maria Wiering |Justin Mclellan |Mike Cisneros |Theresa Cisneros
Standing on loggia of St. Peter's basilica, newly elected Pope Leo XIV smiled, waved and appeared to hold back emotion May 8 as he introduced himself to the world as the 266th successor to St. Peter -- the first American to hold that role. His first words: "Peace be with you!"Pope Leo, 69, formerly Cardinal Robert F. Prevost, is the first pope from the United States.
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6 days ago | 
angelusnews.com | Justin Mclellan |Mike Cisneros |Theresa Cisneros |Kimmy Chacon
Where Christians are "mocked, opposed, despised or at best tolerated and pitied" is where the Catholic Church's "missionary outreach is most desperately needed," Pope Leo XIV said in his first homily as leader of the world's 1.4 billion Catholics.
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6 days ago | 
angelusnews.com | Mike Cisneros |Theresa Cisneros |Kimmy Chacon |Justin Mclellan
When Laura Gonzalez watched as newly elected Pope Leo XIV spoke to the crowd at St. Peter’s Square in Rome — and to the rest of the world — she screamed with joy. She knew him. Gonzalez, a parishioner at St. Joseph the Worker Church in Winnetka, is from Peru. More specifically, she’s from Chiclayo, Peru, the same place where Pope Leo — then known as Father Robert Prevost — was appointed bishop by Pope Francis in late 2014.
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Jan 30, 2025 | 
angelusnews.com | Theresa Cisneros |Kate Quinones
If Father Michael Ume learned anything from leading his flock during the COVID-19 pandemic, it was the need to stay active — and united — during times of turmoil. With that in mind, the pastor of Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Church in Pasadena has kept the lights on, the doors open, and the coffee and donuts flowing in the last few weeks, even as nearby wildfires claimed the homes of at least 17 parishioners and one employee.
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Jan 28, 2025 | 
news.diocesetucson.org | Mike Cisneros |Theresa Cisneros |Natalie Romano
LOS ÁNGELES (OSV News) -- En el evento OneLife LA del año pasado, llovió tanto que los asistentes quedaron completamente empapados. En el evento de este año, los participantes rezaron para que cayeran unas pocas gotas, cualquier cosa que ayudara a combatir los incendios forestales que aún ardían y que han arrasado gran parte del sur de California.
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Jan 26, 2025 | 
news.diocesetucson.org | Mike Cisneros |Theresa Cisneros |Natalie Romano
LOS ANGELES (OSV News) -- At last year's OneLife LA event, it rained so much that attendees were thoroughly soaked. At this year's event, participants prayed for even a few drops to fall -- anything to help combat the still-burning wildfires that have ripped through so much of Southern California. The specter of the lingering wildfires hung in the air as thousands gathered at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels Jan. 18 for the 11th annual OneLife LA celebration and Requiem Mass for the Unborn.
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Jan 24, 2025 | 
angelusnews.com | Ronald Rolheiser |Pablo Kay |Theresa Cisneros |Ann Rodgers
'God still loves us': Heartbreak and hope during the LA Fires Vol. 10 | No. 2 | January 24, 2025 On the cover: A statue of the Virgin Mary remained standing after the Palisades Fire destroyed the home of Jack and Tracy McGeagh in Pacific Palisades. As wind-driven fires devastated parts of Los Angeles County beginning Jan. 7, Angelus provided comprehensive news coverage of the response by LA Catholics.
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Jan 21, 2025 | 
angelusnews.com | Scott Hahn |Mike Cisneros |Theresa Cisneros |Natalie Romano
St. Thomas Aquinas was a champion of reason. He was a man whose philosophy was expressed in language precisely technical and ploddingly comprehensive. For all this, however, he was not a rationalist. He was not Aristotle dressed up in priestly vestments. And he was definitely not a bore. He was a priest of the 13th century, a member of the newly established Order of Preachers, the Dominicans. He was descended from the aristocracy of southern Italy.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
angelusnews.com | Carol Glatz |Mike Cisneros |Theresa Cisneros |Natalie Romano
Pope Francis told U.S. President Donald Trump he hoped that the nation would prosper under his leadership and make no room for hatred, discrimination or exclusion. The pope offered his "cordial greetings and the assurance of my prayers that Almighty God will grant you wisdom, strength and protection in the exercise of your high duties," in a message marking Trump's inauguration as the 47th president of the United States Jan. 20.
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Jan 20, 2025 | 
angelusnews.com | Judith Sudilovsky |Mike Cisneros |Theresa Cisneros |Natalie Romano
Starting at 4 p.m. on Jan. 19, crowds of Israelis arrived at what has become known as Hostages Square in the center of Tel Aviv to support the hostage families and watch the release screened on the giant screen in the square. They hugged, cried and cheered as they watched the women being transferred from Hamas to Red Cross representatives.
