{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com","title":"Los Angeles archdiocese offers Dia de los Muertos resources amid pandemic - WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"iMLDt9MHsI\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/los-angeles-archdiocese-offers-dia-de-los-muertos-resources-amid-pandemic\/\">Los Angeles archdiocese offers Dia de los Muertos resources amid pandemic<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.worldcatholicnews.com\/los-angeles-archdiocese-offers-dia-de-los-muertos-resources-amid-pandemic\/embed\/#?secret=iMLDt9MHsI\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Los Angeles archdiocese offers Dia de los Muertos resources amid pandemic&#8221; &#8212; WORLD CATHOLIC NEWS\" data-secret=\"iMLDt9MHsI\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!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);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"CNA Staff, Oct 26, 2020 \/ 06:26 pm (CNA).- The Archdiocese of Los Angeles is helping Catholic students and their families celebrate D\u00eda de los Muertos amid the pandemic this year, with online videos and craft kids for Catholic students. Instead of the usual in-person cultural events, the archdiocese\u2019s Office of Religious Education and Catholic Cemeteries &amp; Mortuaries will offer pandemic-friendly initiatives to help school children and their families learn about D\u00eda de los Muertos. Dia de los Muertos, or \u201cDay of the Dead,\u201d is a primarily Mexican way of celebrating the feasts of All Souls Day and All Saints Day. The celebration is an expression of Latin American culture and Catholic beliefs, which makes use of some familiar symbols to teach and celebrate the Church\u2019s teaching on the communion of the saints and the souls in purgatory. Annual celebrations typically involve skeletal costumes and face makeup, parades and processions, as well as traditional foods such as \u201cpan de muerte\u201d (brea..","thumbnail_url":"https:\/\/www.catholicnewsagency.com\/images\/ddlm_los_ang.jpg?w=600"}