LA’s Father Chris Ponnet remembered as a peace advocate who ‘showed up’

After the Nov. 4 funeral Mass for Father Chris Ponnet ended, family and friends gathered on the plaza of the Cathedral of Our Lady of the Angels for a reception.

Soon, several dozen members connected to various social justice groups congregated toward the Temple Street exit. With handmade signs and handfuls of orange flowers, they started the half-mile trek down the sidewalk toward the Federal Building on Los Angeles Street.

There, they met up with a group called the Godmothers of the Disappeared, whose weekly Tuesday vigil encourages the return of family members taken by ICE agents and detained in that facility.

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(Photo Courtesy: Tom Hoffarth)