The Archdiocese of Las Vegas and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints came together this morning for their first collaborative food drive, marking a new milestone of interfaith cooperation in Southern Nevada. A full semi-truck of over 32,000 pounds of food was delivered for distribution through Catholic Charities of Southern Nevada and Catholic food pantries at Parishes across the valley ahead of the Thanksgiving holiday. The food came from the Bishops' Central Storehouse of The Church of Jesus Christ in Salt Lake City, Utah.
A delegation of approximately 65 young people and adult leaders from the Archdiocese of Las Vegas traveled to Indianapolis this week for the National Catholic Youth Conference (NCYC), joining more than 16,000 teens from across the country for days of prayer, worship, service, and fellowship under the theme “I Am.” The Las Vegas group included teens from St. Joseph, Husband of Mary; St. John Neumann; St. Elizabeth Ann Seton; St. John Paul II; and La Virgen de Guadalupe in Mesquite.
The bishops issued a Special Message addressing their concern for the evolving situation impacting immigrants in the United States. It marked the first time in twelve years the USCCB invoked this particularly urgent way of speaking as a body of bishops.