L.A. archbishop’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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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.