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Hundreds of protesters gather for a rally at Gloria Molina Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles June 9, 2025, where civil rights and labor leaders demanded the release of union leader David Huerta from federal detention after he was arrested during an immigration enforcement action June 6. (OSV News photo/Daniel Cole, Reuters)

Mexican bishops express solidarity with migrants amid protests in US cities

The Mexican bishops' conference expressed solidarity with migrants "suffering persecution and violence" in the United States amid protests roiling Los Angeles.
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Poet Amanda Gorman is a light to us all, parishioner says

Long before she burst into the public spotlight delivering her inauguration poem, Amanda Gorman got a standing ovation from fellow parishioners of St. Brigid Church in Los Angeles for reciting a poem she wrote about the parish.
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Verify before sharing ‘news,’ pope says in Communications Day message

In the age of instant communications and fake news, journalists -- like everyone else -- need to recover the practice of going out and verifying information before they share it, Pope Francis said.
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Second Catholic president causes some to celebrate, gives others anxiety

Joe Biden became the second Catholic to be inaugurated as president of the United States Jan. 20, giving some U.S. Catholics and their religious leaders a reason to rejoice and others to fear more access to abortion under his leadership.
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At national memorial, Cardinal Gregory prays for all who died of COVID-19

Cardinal Gregory said the gathering was a time to "pray for those who have died and the families and loved ones that they left behind ... not as strangers or disinterested persons, but as fellow citizens who share some limited ...
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Biden’s inaugural address calls for Americans to work for unity

In his inaugural address Jan. 20, President Joe Biden said he is committed with his "whole soul" to bring this country together.
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Pandemic, Capitol violence change March for Life plans but not its commitment

If all goes well Jan. 29, Jeanne Mancini, president of the March for Life Defense and Education Fund, and other pro-life advocates will walk from the National Mall to the Supreme Court to carry out the march portion of the ...
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