A trying time for the faithful as Catholic Church faces new abuse scandals
by Soumya Karlamangla And Victoria Kim, Los Angeles Times
Aug 27, 2018
3 minutes
LOS ANGELES - Olivia Vela sat in the courtyard of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels on Sunday as she waited for the 10 a.m. Mass to begin. After a decadeslong absence, she said she returned to the church a year and a half ago after she was diagnosed with ovarian cancer.
Vela said she is now in recovery and started attending services again because she is so grateful to be alive.
But the 52-year-old nurse is still
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