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.
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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.”
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Hispanic educators are key to the long-term survival of Catholic schools
Hispanic educators bring powerful and necessary voices and gifts that are essential to sustain the mission of Catholic schools in the United States.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
This Catholic high school is 70% Latino—four times the national average—and still growing
Most young Catholics are Latino, but only 17 percent of Catholic students are. This Catholic high school is trying to change that.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
500 years later, Our Lady of Guadalupe still consoles millions with her message: God has not forgotten us
The image of Our Lady of Guadalupe has never dimmed in Latin America and the United States. Her feast day on Dec. 12 provides special comfort two years into the Covid pandemic.
Posted inNews, Politics & Society
Latino Catholics are among the most vaccinated religious groups. Here’s why.
The Pew Research Center found that 82 percent of Catholic adults said they were at least partially vaccinated as of August—including 86 percent of Latino Catholics and 79 percent of white Catholics.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
The gift and challenge of love in Kirstin Valdez Quade’s ‘The Five Wounds’
‘The Five Wounds’ causes the reader pain. Call it compassion. Call it empathy. Call it the Christian experience of being heart-stretched.
Posted inArts & Culture, Catholic Book Club
What has the Catholic Book Club been reading recently? Novels.
The two most recent selections for the Catholic Book Club were novels that originally began as short stories.
Posted inFaith, Short Take
Being family: What Latino Catholics can teach the rest of the U.S. church about community
An upcoming CARA survey reveals that Spanish-language Catholic groups are perceived as warmer and more familial. Meanwhile, English-language faith groups can be too goal-oriented and individualistic.
Posted inFaith, GoodNews
Mariachi Mass returns to Tucson cathedral after a year of pandemic silence
“The Mass itself is a reminder that you don’t just have mariachis you tip at tableside in a cantina,” said Alberto Ranjel. “It is a representation of my culture.”