Catholic World News
Los Angeles parishes say attendance down because of ICE fears
June 17, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: Catholic priests in sections of Los Angeles are reporting a decline in attendance at Sunday Mass after immigration officials began raids on other locations in early June.
One parish reported closing the church doors after Mass begins, so that anyone who arrives after that point has to knock, “and if they’re not ICE, we let them in.”
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