For its “Breaking Bread – Building Bridges” series on Feb. 22, Sacramento’s Mosaic Law Congregation welcomed a genial Roman Catholic to the synagogue’s pulpit. Bishops and rabbis rarely share the same spiritual stage, but Jaime Soto has made a point of reaching out across faiths and cultures in his seven years as head of the sprawling Sacramento diocese, California’s third largest.
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Monsignor Al O'Connor, left, helps Bishop Jaime Soto prepare his vestments before he leads a Mass at St. Maria Goretti Parish on Sunday, December 15, 2013 in Elk Grove, Calif.
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Bishop Jaime Soto present the Eucharist during a Mass at St. Joseph's Catholic Church on Friday, December 20, 2013 in Elk Grove, Calif.
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Bishop Jaime Soto greets a young man following a Mass at St. Maria Goretti Parish on Sunday, December 15, 2013 in Elk Grove, Calif.
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A woman kisses the hand of Bishop Jaime Soto following a Mass at St. Joseph's Catholic Church on Friday, December 20, 2013 in Elk Grove, Calif.
