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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 Bishop of San Bernardino, Alberto Rojas, has issued a decree dispensing Catholics from attending Sunday mass in response ...
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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 ...
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 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.
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 diocese grants Sunday Mass dispensation to those fearing deportation
Bishop Alberto Rojas of the diocese of San Bernardino, California has granted a dispensation from the obligation to attend ...
SoCal bishop exempts attending mass due to ICE. What are other religious leaders doing?
Among some recent actions is Bishop Alberto Rojas' decree to leaders attending immigration court proceedings in San Diego.
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 ...