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LOCAL Father José Guadalupe Rivas Saldaña. | CONCIENCIA NACIONAL POR LA LIBERTAD RELIGIOSA ■ Tijuana priest found murdered Police are investigating the apparent murder of a Baja California priest after his body was discovered just south of the Mexican border with California. According to the Mexican press, Father José Guadalupe Rivas Saldaña, 57, was reported missing May 15 and found dead a few days later outside of the border town of Tecate. His body showed signs of violence, and was found together with the body of another man beaten beyond recognition. A priest of the Archdiocese of Tijuana, Father Rivas was pastor of St. Jude Thaddeus Church in Tecate and director of a local migrant shelter, as well as an adviser to the local charismatic community. The Archdiocese of Tijuana called for prayers for the priest’s “return to the Father’s House” and “that the risen Christ be strength and comfort for his family” in a May 18 statement. Catholic News Service reported that apparent murders came as migration through Mexico picks up in anticipation of the May 23 lifting of health restrictions at the U.S. border imposed at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. ■ Sheriff pulls ad filmed inside LA church Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva’s reelection campaign canceled a TV ad filmed inside a local Catholic church after revelations that it did not ask for permission from the Archdiocese of Los Angeles. The ad showed Villanueva praying inside a church for help dealing with issues including violent crime and the homeless crisis. The sheriff’s campaign said it had received permission from St. Alphonsus in East LA, where the ad was filmed and where Villanueva and his family attend church. But the archdiocese said that the ad violated its prohibitions against the use of Church properties for political purposes. Archdiocesan policy also states that parishes are required to submit any requests for outside filming on church property to the archdiocese. “The Archdiocese first became aware of the ad through concerned inquiries and media reports portraying the ad as a possible endorsement,” read the May 19 statement. “The Archdiocese, which includes our parishes, schools and ministries, does not endorse political candidates.” The archdiocese “regrets any misunderstanding and appreciates that the ad has been removed and the matter has been resolved,” it said. ■ Cathedral among LA parishes getting new pastor The Archdiocese of Los Angeles has released this year’s list of new pastors and administrators. The list can be found online at AngelusNews.com/NewPastors2022. A full list of pastoral assignments, including associate pastors, will be published by Angelus in the coming weeks. Among the parishes getting a new pastor is the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, where Msgr. Antonio Cacciapuoti will replace Father David Gallardo. Father Gallardo has served at the cathedral since 2015 and has been appointed the new pastor of St. Ignatius of Loyola Church in Highland Park. Msgr. Cacciapuoti comes from St. Bede the Venerable Church in La Cañada Flintridge. The new assignments take effect July 1, 2022. Papal print — Vietnamese American photographer and LA resident Nick Ut gives Pope Francis a copy of his famous 1972 photograph “The Terror of War,” also known as the “Napalm Girl.” As a girl, Phan Thi Kim Phúc, third from left, was featured in the photograph. Ut retired in 2017 after decades working as an LA-based photographer for the Associated Press. | CNS/VATICAN MEDIA Y 6 • ANGELUS • June 3, 2022
V IN OTHER WORDS... Letters to the Editor When the Church holds fast to truth Russell Shaw’s article “The trouble with legalism,” featured on AngelusNews.com May 9, is one of the best explanations of the difference between change and development in our understanding of Christian mores. The point that truth does not change, and our understanding develops, is articulately explained so that Catholics and anyone else will be able to understand why the Church holds fast to truth. — Deacon Thomas E. Brandlin, Los Angeles More praise for the Mozart maestro I found myself in agreement with Stefano Rebeggiani’s review in the April 22 issue of Mozart’s great “Mass in C minor” with the LA Philharmonic and the Los Angeles Master Chorale led by their conductor emeritus, Zubin Mehta. Mozart’s great Mass is not, in my opinion, the greatest Mass setting ever composed — that honor goes to Johann Sebastian Bach and his Mass in B minor. However, it is my personal favorite. This is music that serves the Lord with fear and rejoices with trembling. Nobody knows why Mozart did not complete this Mass, but I hesitate to call the work unfinished; for me, it is perfectly satisfying just as it is. The listener needs simply to love it and to accept the gift of its beauty. Maestro Mehta and his musicians provided everything that was needed the night that I heard them perform; his own weakness allowed the music to speak for itself — and when Mozart is allowed to speak freely, it is always more than enough. — Mike Malouf, Orange County Y Continue the conversation! To submit a letter to the editor, visit AngelusNews.com/Letters-To-The-Editor and use our online form or send an email to editorial@angelusnews.com. Please limit to 300 words. Letters may be edited for style, brevity, and clarity. Ready for the journey On May 28, eight men will be ordained transitional deacons for the Archdiocese of Los Angeles, the next step in their path to the priesthood. | VICTOR ALEMÁN View more photos from this gallery at AngelusNews.com/photos-videos Do you have photos or a story from your parish that you’d like to share? Please send to editorial @angelusnews.com. “Do you know what I need for my knee? Some tequila.” ~ Pope Francis to a group of Mexican seminarians. The pope has been suffering from strained ligaments in his right knee, and recently began using a wheelchair and cane. “Who would have thought this would be the shot in the arm that we needed to show how wonderful our schools are.” ~ Erin Barisano, superintendent of schools for the Diocese of Orange, in a May 15 KTLA news report on rising Catholic school enrollment during the pandemic. “We are in a crisis of the soul.” ~ Elena Zuniga, co-leader of LA group St. Dymphna’s Disciples, which offers mental health support to LA Catholics, in a May 14 LA Times article. “Everybody sins, but there is a difference between struggling to get things right and publicly rejecting that struggle altogether.” ~ J.D. Flynn, editor-in-chief of The Pillar, in a May 22 Wall Street Journal op-ed, “Pelosi’s Abortion Stance Is Out of Communion.” “The cultivation of your relationship with the Lord must be the top priority of your life.” ~ LA Auxiliary Bishop Robert E. Barron, to the graduating class at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas, on May 14. June 3, 2022 • ANGELUS • 7
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