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May 2018

May 28, 2018

Adios: More young Latinos are leaving the church. How do we keep them? — UPDATED

This report from NBC News notes Hispanics represent roughly a third of the 70 million...

September 2015

September 18, 2015

A first: new Catholic parish in California to be named for Blessed Oscar Romero

Big news this week out of the Diocese of San Bernardino: Bishop [Gerald R.] Barnes...

September 18, 2015

A first: new Catholic parish in California to be named for Blessed Oscar Romero

Big news this week out of the Diocese of San Bernardino: Bishop [Gerald R.] Barnes...

November 2014

November 13, 2014

New survey explores why so many Latin Americans are leaving the Catholic Church

From the Pew Research Center: Latin America is home to more than 425 million Catholics –...

October 2014

October 20, 2014

Despite decline in Catholicism, millions turn out for Brazilian celebration of Mary

RNS reports: More than 2 million worshippers, pilgrims and onlookers poured around an 11-inch wooden...

June 2014

June 17, 2014

Charlotte ordains its largest group of Hispanic deacons

Colombian-born Guillermo Anzola responds when his name is called during the election of candidates portion...

May 2014

May 15, 2014

Romero beatification announcement?

Maybe: The Salvadoran Church says that it will have a major announcement about the canonization process of...

May 12, 2014

Why Latinos are leaving the Catholic Church

From First Things, here's an essay that looks at the recent Pew Study about Hispanic...

May 07, 2014

Shift: nearly one-in-four Latinos in U.S. are former Catholics

From the Pew Research Center: Most Hispanics in the United States continue to belong to...

March 2014

March 01, 2014

Boom: young Texas diocese has grown nearly 70% in a decade

Details: Whether it’s the charitable acts of Pope Francis, the church’s emphasis on family or...

November 2013

November 25, 2013

The Church faces a worrisome trend among Hispanic Catholics

Details, from The Arlington Catholic Herald: Even though data show that 38 percent of U.S....

October 2013

October 10, 2013

Study: multicultural parishes growing in U.S.; Hispanic membership booming

Details: The percentage of multicultural Catholic parishes in the U.S. is on the increase, according...

August 2013

August 24, 2013

Quote of the day

"In Catholic belief, all human life, no matter how wounded, flawed, young or old, is sacred because...

August 23, 2013

In Texas, Baptists seek to “address the spiritual questions of current and former Catholics”

From the Baptist Press via the Biblical Recorder: As Hispanic populations across the United States,...

May 2013

May 11, 2013

More Latinos leaving Catholic Church for Evangelical churches

An explanation: Alfredo De Jesus is a fire-and-brimstone preacher who represents a global groundswell of...

August 2012

August 07, 2012

In Los Angeles, “the largest celebration of the Virgin Mary in a generation”

Yesterday, I posted on the deacon who was going to emcee this historic gathering. Now,...

January 2012

January 07, 2012

The Latinos who aren’t Catholic, but used to be

It's a trend that bears watching: While the Catholic church is still the principal religion...