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The consolation of the Church<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Jos\u00e9 H. Gomez, Archbishop of Los Angeles, has gone to the affected regions to celebrate Masses and pray with those affected, bringing words of consolation to the communities. \"We are called to be instruments of charity and compassion for those who suffer,\" the archbishop noted during his homily at the Cathedral of Our Lady of Los Angeles on Jan. 9: \"We must be the ones to bring comfort to our neighbors in this time of disaster. And we must stand by their side to help them rebuild and move forward with courage, faith and hope in God,\" the archbishop said, adding: \"We do not know why these disasters occur. But we do know that our Father holds each of our lives in his loving hands. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
News of the tragedy reached the Vatican. On January 11, Pope Francis sent a message of closeness to the people and the Archbishop of Los Angeles. In the telegram, signed by Cardinal Pietro Parolin, Secretary of State, the Pontiff said he was \"saddened by the loss of life and destruction\". His Holiness also sends his heartfelt condolences to the families of the deceased and assures the affected communities of his spiritual closeness. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Federal, state and municipal authorities have worked together to coordinate efforts in the disaster area. President Joe Biden was in California and due to this emergency, he had to cancel his trip to Italy and a planned audience with Pope Francis.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Grants and donations<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The Archdiocese of Los Angeles and Catholic Charities have set up programs to help the victims, including the opening of shelters in different parishes of the archdiocese and the installation of collection centers for food, clothing and basic necessities. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Donations can also be made online through the official websites of the Archdiocese of Los Angeles (Archdiocese of Los Angeles<\/a>) and Catholic Charities of the United States (Working to Reduce Poverty in America - Catholic Charities USA<\/a>).<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" El 7 de enero se desataron una serie de incendios forestales en el \u00e1rea metropolitana de Los \u00c1ngeles, en California. Han sido de los m\u00e1s devastadores en la historia del estado. Hasta el 11 de enero se reportaban trece muertos y m\u00e1s de 12.000 estructuras, edificios y viviendas da\u00f1adas o reducidas a cenizas. Las im\u00e1genes […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":429,"featured_media":44401,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_members_access_role":[],"_members_access_error":""},"categories":[36,1221],"tags":[795,1283],"class_list":["post-44400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-actualidad","category-estados-unidos","tag-estados-unidos","tag-los-angeles"],"yoast_head":"\n