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    Which Way, L.A.?

    New Leadership for a Powerful Institution

    On his 75th birthday, Cardinal Roger Mahony retired yesterday as Archbishop of Los Angeles and turned America's largest Roman Catholic Archdiocese over to José Gomez , recently the Bishop of San Antonio. There were masses in both English and Spanish at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, which overflowed with the faithful.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    On his 75th birthday, Cardinal Roger Mahony retired yesterday as Archbishop of Los Angeles and turned America's largest Roman Catholic Archdiocese over to José Gomez, recently the Bishop of San Antonio. There were masses in both English and Spanish at the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels, which overflowed with the faithful.

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Fernando Guerra

      professor of political science at Loyola Marymount University and director of its Leavey Center for the Study of Los Angeles

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      Steve Lopez

      columnist for the LA Times

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      John Buntin

      author, 'LA Noir: The Struggle for the Soul of America's Most Seductive City'

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