Hispanic Catholics
What should the US Catholic bishops talk about at their meeting in Florida?
By Thomas Reese — June 6, 2023
(RNS) — Topics foremost in the public’s mind are not on the agenda: the war in Ukraine, the treatment of transgender people, global warming, the culture wars over public education, economic inequality, political divisions and the rise of hate groups.
Uvalde shooting survivors receive scholarships to attend local Catholic school
By Riley Farrell — August 18, 2022
(RNS) — About 80 Robb Elementary families are attempting to transfer their children to Sacred Heart Catholic School, according to the nonprofit Catholic Extension.
A new survey found Latino Catholics overwhelmingly support abortion rights. Here’s why.
By Alejandra Molina — July 18, 2022
(RNS) — With Roe v. Wade overturned, new data from the Washington, D.C.-based Public Religion Research Institute found that among Latino Catholics, 75% say abortion should be legal in most or all cases. That’s a big jump from the 51% who said so in 2010.
Despite COVID-19, economic downturns, religious charities working overseas keep the faith
By Bob Smietana — December 22, 2020
(RNS) — With declining numbers of volunteers and donors, global faith-based aid organizations are looking beyond their traditional sources of support.
Democrats ignore Catholic voters at their own peril
By Thomas Reese — March 3, 2020
(RNS) — With Catholics almost evenly split between Republicans and Democrats, they may be the key to those prized swing states that can determine the outcome in November.
National meeting signals ‘coming of age’ for Hispanic Catholics in US
By Bobby Ross Jr. — September 24, 2018
GRAPEVINE, Texas (RNS) — The four-day bilingual gathering was called a 'crucial turning point for the Catholic Church in America' as the U.S. bishops discerned ways to better respond to its coming Latino majority.
Italian-American church in Brooklyn’s ‘Little Guatemala’ gets new lease on life
By Katherine Fung — April 10, 2018
NEW YORK (RNS) — St. Finbar Catholic Church in Brooklyn's Bensonhurst neighborhood is part of a larger national trend: The share of U.S. Catholics who are Hispanic has increased by 5 percentage points since 2007 to 34 percent and is expected to continue growing.
The next bishop of Raleigh is from Latin America — like many in his flock
By Yonat Shimron — August 15, 2017
RALEIGH (RNS) — The appointment of a Colombian native to lead the Diocese of Raleigh is another indication of the growth in the number of Hispanic Catholics in the U.S., who now make up about 40 percent of Catholics in the nation.
White evangelicals overwhelmingly back Trump, survey says
By Lauren Markoe — July 13, 2016
(RNS) He's not their dream candidate, but they prefer him to Hillary Clinton.
Francis’ visit to East Coast bypasses Catholic growth centers
By Kimberly Winston — September 18, 2015
OAKLAND, Calif. (RNS) Catholic churches on the West Coast are vibrant and very different -- but that's something the pope will not see on his East Coast-only visit.
Study shows minorities most likely to favor longer lives
By Corrie Mitchell — August 7, 2013
WASHINGTON (RNS) The findings dovetail previous studies that showed black and Hispanic cancer patients were more likely than whites to want to extend their lives through aggressive end-of-life care.
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