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POPE WATCH ANGELUS August 2-9, 2019 | Vol.4 • No.27 3424 Wilshire Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90010-2241 (213) 637-7360 • FAX (213) 637-6360 — Published by the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles by The Tidings (a corporation), established 1895. Publisher ARCHBISHOP JOSÉ H. GOMEZ Vice Chancellor for Communications DAVID SCOTT Editor-in-Chief PABLO KAY pkay@angelusnews.com Multimedia Editor TAMARA LONG-GARCÍA ttirado@angelusnews.com Production Coordinator OSVALDO CISTERNAS oecisternas@angelusnews.com Features Editor R.W. DELLINGER bdellinger@angelusnews.com Photo Editor VICTOR ALEMÁN valeman@angelusnews.com Managing Editor RICHARD G. BEEMER rbeemer@angelusnews.com Assistant Editor HANNAH SWENSON hswenson@angelusnews.com Circulation CHRIS KRAUSE ckrause@angelusnews.com Advertising Manager JIM GARCIA JAGarcia@angelusnews.com Sales PATTY BROOKS pabrooks@angelusnews.com MARY CASARES mcasares@angelusnews.com JOE MANZA jmanza@angelusnews.com CHUCK MILAN cmilan@angelusnews.com ANGELUS is published weekly except at Easter, Thanksgiving and Christmas and semiweekly in July and August by The Tidings (a corporation), established 1895. Periodicals postage paid at Los Angeles, California. One-year subscriptions (44 issues), $30.00; single copies, $1.00 © 2019 ANGELUS (2473-2699). No part of this publication may be reproduced without the written permission of the publisher. Events and products advertised in ANGELUS do not carry the implicit endorsement of The Tidings Corporation or the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to: ANGELUS, PO Box 306, Congers, NY 10920-0306. For Subscription and Delivery information, please call (844) 245-6630 (Mon - Fri, 7 am-4 pm PT). Don’t forget Syria Pope Francis urged Syrian President Bashar Assad to put an end to his country’s eight-year-long conflict and seek reconciliation for the good of the nation and its vulnerable people. “The Holy Father asks the president to do everything possible to put an end to this humanitarian catastrophe, in order to protect the defenseless population, especially those who are most vulnerable, in respect for international humanitarian law,” said Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Vatican secretary of state. The Vatican press office said July 22 that Cardinal Peter Turkson, prefect of the Dicastery for Promoting Integral Human Development, and Cardinal Mario Zenari, apostolic nuncio to Syria, met that morning with Assad in Damascus. During the meeting, Turkson gave the president the pope’s letter, which expresses “Pope Francis’ deep concern for the humanitarian situation in Syria,” particularly for civilians in the province of Idlib, read a written statement from the new director of the Vatican press office, Matteo Bruni. The United Nations said conditions in Syria were “alarming” for millions of civilians. Nearly 12 million people were in need of humanitarian aid and 5 million more civilians were in serious need. The increased crisis was due to intensified fighting between the Syrian government and rebels in Idlib, where the 3 million people who live there have essentially become trapped in a Papal Prayer Intention for August: That families, through their life of prayer and love, become ever more clearly “schools of true human growth.” facebook.com/ AngelusNews info@ angelusnews.com www.angelusnews.com FOLLOW US Angelus News battle zone. Needed infrastructure has been destroyed, at least 350 civilians reportedly have been killed, and more than 330,000 people have been displaced by the conflict. In an interview with Andrea Tornielli, editorial director for the Dicastery for Communication, Parolin said the pope wrote the letter because of his concern for the “emergency humanitarian situation” there. “The pope follows with apprehension and great sorrow the tragic fate of the civilian population, children in particular, caught up in the bloody fighting. ...” Detailing some of the specific requests the pope made in the letter, the cardinal said the pope renewed his appeal “for the protection of civilian life and the preservation of the main infrastructures, such as schools, hospitals, and health facilities.” The pope’s concern is not politically motivated, he added, but reflects a desire for a “climate of fraternity” in the hopes that reconciliation “may prevail over division and hatred.” Parolin said the Vatican has long called for “an appropriate political solution to end the conflict, overcoming partisan interests” that is done “using the instruments of diplomacy, dialogue, and negotiation, along with the assistance of the international community.” Reporting courtesy of Catholic News Service Rome correspondent Carol Glatz. @Angelus News www.la-archdiocese.org @Angelus News 2 • ANGELUS • August 2-9, 2019
NEW WORLD OF FAITH BY ARCHBISHOP JOSÉ H. GOMEZ Our commitments as Catholics As Catholics, we are a people who believe that every human life is born from the will of a Creator who knows us and loves us. He creates each of us with a mortal body and an immortal soul, as a male or a female, and all of us are made in God’s image, each with the dignity of a child of God. These basic beliefs about the sanctity of life and the dignity of every person should shape how we live and work, how we treat other people, and how we care for the world around us. These beliefs should also shape our commitments as citizens — what we prioritize, the laws and policies we support, and the kind of society we seek to create. Maintaining a true Catholic identity, understanding ourselves to be followers of Jesus Christ before we are anything else, is always a challenge. And it is getting harder in America today. Every aspect of our lives, it seems, is becoming “politicized.” We are living in a culture that is confused and divided over basic issues regarding what it means to be human and what is the way that truly leads to human happiness. We see this in the many arguments going on in our society today about race and gender, abortion and euthanasia, marriage and the family, the environment and the economy. As Catholics, we need to be deeply engaged in these political and cultural debates, because at the heart of these questions is a conflict over the truth about the human person that God created and that Jesus Christ died to redeem. But we need to understand our commitments, not in political terms, but in terms of the Gospel and teachings of the Church and the witness of the saints. Our mission as Catholics is to be missionary disciples. This is the only reason for our lives — to know and love Jesus and to serve his plan for the world’s salvation. If we are going to be the people God calls us to be, if we are going to restore and renew the Church and rebuild society, then we need a new dedication to living our Catholic identity and communicating that identity in everything we do, from our schools and religious education programs to the way we live our faith in society. In practical terms, that means bringing our family and neighbors to know the love of God, and it means working for a society of love and compassion that truly serves the human person. This is why we must be deeply concerned by the federal government’s return to executing criminals, which was announced last week. Every person is precious and sacred, even those convicted of the most evil and violent crimes. There are other ways to punish criminals without taking away their chance to change their heart and be rehabilitated through the mercy of God. We also need to keep God’s love for the human person at the center of our perspective on the immigration issue. Our political leaders — on both sides — are still exploiting the sufferings of immigrants and refugees for their own political advantage. This has been going on for years. It is cruel and wrong and it should stop. We are talking about human beings, the image of God, our brothers and sisters. Beyond law, beyond politics, beyond their “status,” we have a duty to open our hearts and attend to their human needs. That must be the start of any humane and reasonable solution to these complicated issues. We have that same duty of love toward the child in the womb and women facing crisis pregnancies. Right now in California, there is legislation, Senate Bill 24, that would require all state colleges and universities to offer students free access to the “abortion pill.” But a compassionate society should have more to offer women in need than the ability to end the life of their children before they are born. As Catholics, we need to oppose still another attempt to expand abortion for our young people. I urge you to visit the California Catholic Conference website to tell your legislators to vote against SB 24. We should defeat this bill and work to find new ways to truly help pregnant women and working mothers trying to continue their education. Pray for me this week, and I will be praying for you. And let us ask our Blessed Mother Mary to help us to stay faithful to the calling of Jesus Christ and his vision of a society worthy of the human person. To read more columns by Archbishop José H. Gomez or to subscribe, visit www.angelusnews.com. August 2-9, 2019 • ANGELUS • 3
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