Following the untimely death on Sunday of Los Angeles basketball superstar Kobe Bryant – a practicing Catholic who had previously credited a priest with saving his marriage – the city’s Catholic archbishop offered prayers and condolences to his family. “I am praying for him and his family,” wrote Archbishop Jose Gomez. “May he rest in peace and may our Blessed Mother Mary bring comfort to his loved ones.”

 

 

 

 

 

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