Today on “Jesuitical,” Zac and Ashley talk with José Manuel de Urquidi is a voting member at the synod whose advocacy for evangelizing—or rather listening—in digital spaces is turning heads.
Latino
Posted inDispatches, Faith
What do U.S. Latinos want from the synod? We asked three who will be there.
Latino participation is important: Recent polling data suggests that more than half of U.S. Catholics under 30 are Latino. Overall, Latinos make up more than 40 percent of Catholics in the United States.
Posted inFaith, Last Take
The bishops’ pastoral plan for Latino ministry should matter to all Catholics
The U.S. bishops recently approved plans for a synodal church with vibrant parish communities that include Hispanic/Latino Catholics. All Catholics are invited to participate, and all will benefit.
Posted inFaith, Features
Latino Catholics are leaving the Church. Can we welcome them back?
Why are Latinos leaving the Catholic Church? And where are they going? In Phoenix, Grace Walk Church has welcomed those searching for a spiritual home away from the Catholic Church
Posted inFaith, News
Survey: Mass attendance drops after Covid, but U.S. Catholics are hopeful for their church
The share of Catholics going to Mass even a few times each year has fallen off significantly compared with the number before the Covid pandemic, but U.S. Catholics overall are largely optimistic about their church and its leaders, a new survey finds.
Posted inFaith, News
Steady decline of U.S. Latinos identifying as Catholics sounds alarm to ‘shift gears’
Despite the 24% decline over the last decade, Catholics remain the largest religious group among Latinos in the United States, the Pew report said.
Posted inFaith, Video
Parish life: How do you integrate Spanish- and English-speaking Massgoers?
Life in a multicultural parish is like a marriage: It can only work if people are listening to each other.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
The U.S. Southwest should have a vote for the next pope. That’s why I want Cardinal McElroy to stay in San Diego.
Bishop Robert W. McElroy is a strong choice by Pope Francis for the College of Cardinals. But he should stay in San Diego, where a growing church needs a dynamic leader.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Are Latino Catholics really becoming more pro-choice?
A new poll found that 75 percent of Hispanic Catholics say abortion should be legal in “most or all cases.” But interviews with community and faith leaders suggest more nuance, and more ambivalence, among Latinos.
Posted inDispatches, Faith
The future of the U.S. Catholic Church is Latino. Our youth ministry programs need to reflect that.
“A good youth ministry program in a multicultural space can be where you integrate communities together and allow for them to really have an appreciation for different cultures.”