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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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San Bernardino bishop excuses Sunday Mass attendance amid ICE raids
Bishop Alberto Rojas condemned ICE activity in San Bernardino County after agents detained people at two Catholic parishes. Rojas excused parishioners from Mass due to fear of raids and ...
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 ...