L.A. archbishop’s message of unity

Archbishop José H. Gomez greets Jade Lopez, 9, of L.A., during an interfaith prayer service Nov. 10 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. During the service, the day after the election, he called for peace and unity.

Archbishop José H. Gomez greets Jade Lopez, 9, of L.A., during an interfaith prayer service Nov. 10 at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels. During the service, the day after the election, he called for peace and unity.

  (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

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Archbishop Gomez's message of unity

L.A. Mayor Eric Garcetti hugs Archbishop José H. Gomez after the service. For Gomez, who came to this country from Mexico, the service was an opportunity to show the church’s solidarity with the more than 3 million Latinos in the archdiocese.

  (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

Archbishop Gomez's message of unity

Nuns participate in the interfaith prayer service for peace and unity.

  (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

Archbishop Gomez's message of unity

People participate in an interfaith prayer service for peace and unity, held the day after the presidential election.

  (Katie Falkenberg / Los Angeles Times)

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Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on Nov. 21.

  (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Archbishop Gomez's message of unity

Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez is surrounded by parishioners after the door-closing ceremony marking the formal close of the jubilee Year of Mercy after a mass at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on Sunday.

  (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

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Archbishop Gomez leads a special mass marking the formal close of the jubilee Year of Mercy.

  (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)

Archbishop Gomez

Los Angeles Archbishop José H. Gomez leads a ceremony marking the close of the Year of Mercy on Sunday at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels.

  (Patrick T. Fallon / For The Times)