1.0WORLD CATHOLIC NEWShttps://www.worldcatholicnews.comNEWS DESKhttps://www.worldcatholicnews.com/author/bijupaval/Los Angeles Catholics remember Floyd, call for renewed commitment against racism - WORLD CATHOLIC NEWSrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="yKKYRfYZQP"><a href="https://www.worldcatholicnews.com/los-angeles-catholics-remember-floyd-call-for-renewed-commitment-against-racism/">Los Angeles Catholics remember Floyd, call for renewed commitment against racism</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.worldcatholicnews.com/los-angeles-catholics-remember-floyd-call-for-renewed-commitment-against-racism/embed/#?secret=yKKYRfYZQP" width="600" height="338" title="“Los Angeles Catholics remember Floyd, call for renewed commitment against racism” — WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS" data-secret="yKKYRfYZQP" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript"> /* <![CDATA[ */ /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); /* ]]> */ </script> Families participate in a children's march in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement (AFP or licensors) CHURCH racism solidarity christians bishops' conference United States LA Catholics remember Floyd, call for renewed commitment against racism Archbishop Gomez of Los Angeles celebrates Mass to coincide with the burial of George Floyd, and calls on Christians to renew their commitment against racism. By Vatican News Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez remembered the life of George Floyd during a live-streamed Mass in his Cathedral. “His death is a sad reminder that we have still have a long way to go in our country to confront the reality of black inequality and the racism that still infects our institutions," he said. The Cathedral joined parishes throughout the archdiocese, by tolling its bells for 8 minutes and 46 seconds, the amount of time that George Floyd was held down, as a symbol of solidarity with all honouring his life as he was laid to rest. Archbis..https://www.vaticannews.va/etc/designs/vatican-news/release/library/main/images/vatican-news-header-white.png