Trump ICE raids prompt California Catholic bishop to exempt worshippers from Mass. His diocese is 1.6 million Catholics.
Trump ICE raids prompt California Catholic bishop to exempt worshippers from Mass. His diocese is 1.6 million Catholics.
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- Bishop Alberto Rojas of the Diocese of San Bernardino said that parishioners with a “genuine fear of immigration enforcement actions” are exempt from Mass obligations “until such time as this decree is revoked or amended.”
- Catholic bishops have previously issued exemptions during natural disasters or massive societal events, such as the COVID-19 pandemic.
- The Diocese of Sen Bernardino includes roughly 1.6 million Catholics in San Bernardino and Riverside counties in Southern California.