National Eucharistic Pilgrimage organizers have changed plans for the pilgrimage’s culminating events in Los Angeles June 22 due to “deep pastoral concern for the safety of the faithful and the city of Los Angeles.”
Archbishop Jośe Gomez of Los Angeles
Amid Unrest in LA Over ICE Raids, Faithful Urged to Pray for Peace in Streets, City
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 José H. Gomez said June 11.
LA Archbishop Calls For Prayer, Restraint, Immigration Law Reform Amid ICE Protests
Archbishop José H. Gomez of Los Angeles is calling for prayer, while urging “restraint and calm” as clashes have broken out in that city over recent immigration arrests. President Donald Trump has deployed the National Guard amid pushback from California officials and is threatening to mobilize Marines.
Los Angeles Archbishop Issues New Call for Immigration Reform
Speaking to the faithful ahead of National Migration Week, Archbishop Jośe Gomez of Los Angeles encouraged prayer for a society of “solidarity and compassion” that better serves the “poor and least among us.”