LA’s Gómez elected 1st Hispanic to lead US Catholic bishops

BALTIMORE (AP) — Archbishop José Gómez of Los Angeles, an immigrant from Mexico, overwhelmingly won election Tuesday as the first Hispanic to head the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops.
Gómez, 67, has been serving as the conference’s vice president for the past three years. Regarding doctrine, he is considered a practical-minded conservative, but he is a strong advocate of a welcoming immigration policy that would include a path to citizenship for many immigran