Piarist Father Mario Vizcaíno, who for almost 40 years promoted Hispanic ministry in the United States, was "the soul of Hispanic ministry."
The founder and director of the Southeast Pastoral Institute, known as SEPI, is being remembered after his Feb. 13 death for
Rosita and Sabino Arreola started their journey together as a married couple, they have seen the truth of the Catholic teaching that the sacrament of marriage is "a covenant, which is more than a contract."
"Covenant always expresses a relationship between persons. The
Maria-Pia Negro Chin shares the traditions and customs of Latinos in America as they celebrate and continue the Christmas season by celebrating Epifanía, or Epiphany. In many parishes, there are reenactments of the "Wise Men from the East" prostrating themselves before the
The daily rhythm of the life of a priest should resemble "ping pong" -- praying on one's knees before the tabernacle, helping those in need and returning to prayer, Pope Francis told a group of Latino priests from the United States.
"Do not
The Diocese of Stockton has issued a warning about impostors posing as Catholic clergy and charging Spanish-speaking faithful "exorbitant fees" for celebrating the sacraments. In an Oct. 20 media advisory, the diocese alerted parishioners in the Modesto area to the scammers, who
Even though Hispanics account for more than 42% of U.S. Catholics, the number of U.S. born Hispanics serving the church -- as lay ministers, women and men religious, seminarians, priests and deacons -- has remained relatively low. Looking to increase the number
WASHINGTON (OSV News) -- Hispanics revitalize parishes and keep cities alive, clinging to their faith in God, their family and the church, which they see as a fiesta, according to Washington Auxiliary Bishop Evelio Menjívar. "As Hispanic Catholics, we have much to
There is no doubt that the largest force transforming American Catholicism is the Hispanic presence. This has been the case for more than half a century. Hispanics account for nearly 71% of the growth of the Catholic population in the United States
The U.S. bishops approved a new National Pastoral Plan for Hispanic/Latino Ministry to multiply pastoral responses addressing the realities of close to 30 million Hispanic Catholics in the U.S.
On June 16, with 167 supporting votes out of 171, the United States Conference
A recent Pew Research Center study caught the eye of many Catholics, despite the fact that the information the study conveyed wasn’t really news. Latinos are disaffiliating from the Catholic Church at alarming rates. The 2022 study reported that only 43% of