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Father Jesus Nieto-Ruiz is the pastor of the church where a 13-year-old was shot last month while attending the funeral of a 15-year-old. “These are our kids,” said Nieto-Ruiz to a hushed room of about 200 adults assembled by Catholic Charities and the Catholic Diocese of Oakland at a policy forum about youth violence held Tuesday.