Within the U.S. Catholic Church, Latinos are on the path to becoming the new majority. But with a diversity of national origins, the Latino community cannot be limited to one voice.
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Posted inFaith, Your Take
How does your parish reach out to Hispanics in your community?
Readers whose parishes already engaged in outreach to Hispanics gave ideas for how to welcome this community better.
Posted inNews Analysis, Politics & Society
¡Que viva el papa! Five years of the first Latin American pope
This week’s top U.S.-Latino Catholic news
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Fear of ICE keeps some participants away from Encuentro gathering
“There has been fear for years, but with the new administration, it is more severe.”
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March 2: This week’s top U.S.-Latino Catholic news
V Encuentro: How to reach fallen-away Latino Catholics
Posted inDispatches, Faith
Why do Hispanics leave the church? The Encuentro project aims to find out.
The fifth version of a project started by the U.S. bishops in 1972 goes to the peripheries of the church to welcome back Hispanics.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Dreamers face a possible “humanitarian crisis,” says Los Angeles Archbishop José Gomez
Uncertain future awaits ‘Dreamers’ after California judge’s DACA injunction
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As more Dreamers lose protection, Catholic leaders say Congress must act on DACA
More than 22,000 undocumented immigrants brought to the United States as children are already subject to deportation, and Congress seems no closer to finding a solution.
Posted inFaith, Features
Guadalupe’s Legacy: How a 486-year-old vision of Mary in Mexico continues to influence the church
My grandmother embodied a distinctly Guadalupan presence: prayerful, patient, joyful and strong. Whether nurturing a child, a friendship or a garden, she knew how to help things grow.
Posted inFaith, Podcasts
We need to stop treating Latinos as if they were new to Catholicism
This week’s guest is Hosffman Ospino, an associate professor of Hispanic ministry and religious education at Boston College. His latest piece is “10 ways Hispanics are redefining American Catholicism in the 21st century.” “We tend to think of Hispanics as newcomers,” says Dr. Ospino. Yet, “we need to keep in mind the long history of […]