Amid Unrest in LA Over ICE Raids, Faithful Urged to Pray for Peace in Streets, City

Amid Unrest in LA Over ICE Raids, Faithful Urged to Pray for Peace in Streets, City

Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez leads an Interfaith & Community Prayer Vigil for Family Unity at Grand Park in downtown Los Angeles June 10, 2025, as protests against federal immigration sweeps continued. The archbishop called for June 11 to be a day of prayer for peace and unity marked by Masses, and parishes across the Los Angeles Archdiocese were invited to commit to prayer in the days ahead. (Photo: OSV News/John Rueda, courtesy Archdio…

Deep Dive: Images of unrest, political spin distort the reality on the ground in LA

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Archdiocese prays for peace in the city of Los Angeles amid immigration raid arrests: 'Too much tension ... and violence' - The Dialog

LOS ANGELES — Amid ongoing unrest in Los Angeles over immigration raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, “we bring our cares and anxieties to Jesus today, and to his Mother, Our Lady of the Angels,” Archbishop Jose´ H. Gomez said June 11. “Today we are united with parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in praying for peace in our streets and in our city,” Archbishop Gomez said in his homily during noon Mass at the Cathedr…

Amid unrest in LA over ICE raids, faithful urged to pray for peace in streets, city - Catholic Review

LOS ANGELES (OSV News) — Amid ongoing unrest in Los Angeles over immigration raids by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, “we bring our cares and anxieties to Jesus today, and to his Mother, Our Lady of the Angels,” Archbishop Jose´ H. Gomez said June 11. “Today we are united with parishes throughout the Archdiocese of Los Angeles in praying for peace in our streets and in our city,” Archbishop Gomez said in his homily during noon Mass at …