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by bcadmin | Feb 19, 2022 | Catholic News Service, Church in the US, faith and politics, Georgetown University, Immigration, Latino Catholic, Latinos, News, Voting | 0 |
The stereotype of the 32 million Latino voters in the United States — that they are monolithic, focused only on immigration issues, are predictably Democratic and Catholic — has a stubborn life, but the reality is much different.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Oct 31, 2020 | All Soul's Day, Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in the US, COVID-19, Hispanic Catholics, Hispanics, Latino Catholic, Latinos, News | 0 |
Day of the Dead, or Dia de los Muertos, the annual Mexican tradition of reminiscing about departed loved ones with colorful altars, or ofrendas, is typically celebrated Nov. 1-2. It will undoubtedly be harder for Latino families in the U.S. torn apart by the coronavirus.
Read Moreby bcadmin | May 29, 2020 | Father Joseph Williams, George Floyd, Latino Catholic, Local News, News, Ponce-Sanchez, riots, South Minneapolis | 0 |
“It’s not OK police did that,” Ponce-Sanchez said of Floyd’s death. “That wasn’t the right thing to do. He was begging for breathing. (Chauvin) should have listened. Policemen are meant to save lives.”
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 15, 2020 | Associated Press, Catholic Church, Church in the US, Hispanic Catholics, Hispanics, Latino Catholic, Latinos, lead, News, Vocations | 0 |
Hispanics now account for 40 percent of all U.S. Catholics, and a solid majority of school-age Catholics. Yet Hispanic Americans are strikingly underrepresented in Catholic schools and in the priesthood — accounting for less than 19 percent of Catholic school enrollment and only about 3 percent of U.S.-based priests.
Read Moreby bcadmin | Mar 1, 2020 | Catholic Church, Catholic News Service, Church in the US, hispanic Catholic, Latino Catholic, Legionaries of Christ, Lent, News, the pro-life movement | 0 |
As a new Lenten season begins, Father Jorge Obregon from Houston is encouraging young Latino Catholics to participate in a new spiritual campaign titled Life Savers.
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