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A crisis of faith: ICE raids force some churches to take ‘extraordinary’ action
As word spread among Catholics that immigration agents were visiting places of worship to carry out deportations, the pews ...
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Catholics in the Inland Empire can skip Sunday mass amid ongoing immigration enforcement actions
The Diocese of San Bernardino issued a decree dispensing its more than 1 million parishioners from obligatory attendance ...
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Diocese of San Bernardino says Catholics who fear ICE don't have to attend Mass
The diocese is the first in the U.S. to issue a special dispensation because of fears over immigration detentions.
Amid ICE raids, bishop tells SoCal worshippers they can stay home on Sundays
San Bernardino Roman Catholic Bishop Alberto Rojas issued a dispensation Tuesday evening, offering members of his diocese’s ...
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Diocese of San Bernardino excuses worshippers from attending Sunday mass amid immigration raids
Amid recent immigration raids, the San Bernardino Diocese issued a rare decree excusing worshippers from attending Sunday ...
Diocese of San Bernardino Leads the Nation in Lifting Sunday Mass Obligation Amid ICE Raids
Bishop Alberto Rojas issued a decree dispensing those who cannot attend masses out of fear of immigration enforcement from ...
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Second Catholic Diocese Allows Illegal Immigrants to Skip Mass
The bishop of the sixth largest Catholic diocese in the U.S. said he was issuing a dispensation for illegal immigrants from the weekly obligation of attending Sunday Mass over fears of recent U.S.
Obispo de California suspende obligación de ir a misa por temores de redadas migratorias
Por DEEPA BHARATHEl obispo de San Bernardino, Alberto Rojas, quien encabeza a más de 1,5 millones de católicos en el sur de ...