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Mass with Nigerian Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke

Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke of Ekwulobia, Nigeria, is flanked by the Knights of Columbus during a special May 31 Mass at St. Eugene Church in South LA. The cardinal visited LA as part of a tour visiting Nigerian Catholics living in the U.S. (Michael Goulding)

Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke of Ekwulobia, Nigeria, poses with priests and deacons before a special May 31 Mass at St. Eugene Church in South LA. The cardinal visited LA as part of a tour visiting Nigerian Catholics living in the U.S. (Michael Goulding)

Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke of Ekwulobia, Nigeria, offers the homily during a special May 31 Mass at St. Eugene Church in South LA. The cardinal visited LA as part of a tour visiting Nigerian Catholics living in the U.S. (Michael Goulding)

Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke of Ekwulobia, Nigeria, holds up the Book of Gospels during a special May 31 Mass at St. Eugene Church in South LA. The cardinal visited LA as part of a tour visiting Nigerian Catholics living in the U.S. (Michael Goulding)

Parishioners at St. Eugene Church in South LA sing during a special May 31 Mass with Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke of Ekwulobia, Nigeria, who visited LA as part of a tour visiting Nigerian Catholics living in the U.S. (Michael Goulding)

Hundreds packed St. Eugene Church in South LA for a special May 31 Mass with Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke of Ekwulobia, Nigeria, who visited LA as part of a tour visiting Nigerian Catholics living in the U.S. (Michael Goulding)

Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke of Ekwulobia, Nigeria, holds the body of Christ during a special May 31 Mass at St. Eugene Church in South LA. The cardinal visited LA as part of a tour visiting Nigerian Catholics living in the U.S. (Michael Goulding)

Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke of Ekwulobia, Nigeria, blesses women at the offertory during a special May 31 Mass at St. Eugene Church in South LA. The cardinal visited LA as part of a tour visiting Nigerian Catholics living in the U.S. (Michael Goulding)

Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke of Ekwulobia, Nigeria, blesses women at the offertory during a special May 31 Mass at St. Eugene Church in South LA. The cardinal visited LA as part of a tour visiting Nigerian Catholics living in the U.S. (Michael Goulding)

Parishioners at St. Eugene Church in South LA sing during a special May 31 Mass with Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke of Ekwulobia, Nigeria, who visited LA as part of a tour visiting Nigerian Catholics living in the U.S. (Michael Goulding)

Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke of Ekwulobia, Nigeria, blesses parishioners during a special May 31 Mass at St. Eugene Church in South LA. The cardinal visited LA as part of a tour visiting Nigerian Catholics living in the U.S. (Michael Goulding)

Parishioners at St. Eugene Church in South LA gather around Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke of Ekwulobia, Nigeria, following a special May 31 Mass with the prelate, who visited LA as part of a tour visiting Nigerian Catholics living in the U.S. (Michael Goulding)

Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke of Ekwulobia, Nigeria, poses with a young boy following a special May 31 Mass at St. Eugene Church in South LA. The cardinal visited LA as part of a tour visiting Nigerian Catholics living in the U.S. (Michael Goulding)

Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke of Ekwulobia, Nigeria, blesses a woman in a wheelchair following a special May 31 Mass at St. Eugene Church in South LA. The cardinal visited LA as part of a tour visiting Nigerian Catholics living in the U.S. (Michael Goulding)

Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke of Ekwulobia, Nigeria, poses with clergy and women religious following a special May 31, 2026 Mass at St. Eugene Church in South LA. (Michael Goulding)

Cardinal Peter Ebere Okpaleke of Ekwulobia, Nigeria, right, sits during a reception in the parking lot of at St. Eugene Church in South LA following a special May 31, 2026 Mass. (Michael Goulding)

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