Overall, about 40 percent of U.S. Catholics are Hispanic, according to the survey.
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Pope Francis asks German bishops to find agreement on Communion for non-Catholic spouses
Pope Francis asked the bishops of Germany to continue working together to find broader consensus on guidelines for allowing a Protestant married to a Catholic to receive the Eucharist.
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Few at Mexico-U.S. border will have asylum claims accepted, priest says
“Those that are in the caravan, 75 percent of them won’t be accepted,” he added. “That’s been the number over the years.”
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California encuentro delegates prepare for ministry united as one
The multiyear encuentro process, which includes similar regional gatherings across the country, seeks to discern the needs, aspirations and faith practices of Hispanic Catholics in the United States.
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Lay Catholics plan more protests in Congo
Public rallies have been banned since September 2016, when dozens of demonstrators were killed.
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Trump to sign executive order creating new White House faith-based initiative
Cardinal Donald Wuerl will be among a number of faith leaders on hand.
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GOP lawmaker: Ryan’s decision to fire House chaplain appears ‘underhanded’
Representative Walter B. Jones of North Carolina said the decision “was made behind closed doors based upon the input of only a few.”
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Catholic Beer Club responds to millennials’ thirst for community
“There’s no program, no script, no secondary mission that we are trying to accomplish.”
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Faith groups decry immigration detention of pregnant women
ICE officials in March announced that more than 500 pregnant women had been detained.
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Latin American Catholics say ‘personal’ experiences boost evangelicals
In at least three Latin American countries, Catholics have become religious minorities.