Mass Sunday for Salvadoran People
A Mass will be celebrated Sunday in the name of the people of El Salvador, where hundreds were killed this month during some of the most violent fighting in that country’s long-running civil war.
Father Jaime Soto, vicar for the Latino community in the Diocese of Orange, will preside over the noon Mass at St. Joseph Church, 727 Minter St.
Soto said the Roman Catholic church is calling upon the United States government to negotiate a cease-fire and ensure the protection of Salvadorans not involved in the fighting.
“We call upon all parties to turn from the violence, conflict and war to the essential processes of dialogue, negotiation and peace,” Soto said in a statement.
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