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Thanks to Pope Francis’ vision for the church, more people are recognizing community organizing as the heart of Catholic social teaching.

The Spanish-speaking Irish immigrant stood up for his working class parishioners against federal and local officials and even his own bosses. Even after Pope Francis appointed him as a bishop in 2015, O’Connell never lost his common touch.

Launching the process for the synod on synodality, Pope Francis challenged Catholics to "become experts in the art of encounter." For that, some U.S. church leaders enlisted the help of a network of local organizations.

One LA was behind the vaccine drive and organizers say it was a success. "The response has been phenomenal, people are very eager to get the vaccine," said Robert Hoo with the nonprofit. "There's people that are not eligible yet who, they're still waiting until they're eligible so the response has been great." Volunteers went door to door to drive up interest in getting the Pfizer shot among local residents. For many residents like Letitia Bogar, getting the vaccine in her neighborhood makes a big difference. "At the beginning, I was a little nervous but the more information I found out about...