Latino Catholics
Catholic parishes disproportionately closed in poor, Black and Latino neighborhoods
By Aleja Hertzler-McCain — April 5, 2024
(RNS) — Priest shortages have played a significant role in the decisions to close parishes.
Survey: US-born Latinos now more likely to be ‘nones’ than Catholic
By Alejandra Molina — April 13, 2023
(RNS) — Among the 65% who said they were raised Catholic, 23% said they no longer identified as such.
Chronicling Los Angeles’ iconic Virgin of Guadalupe street art
By Alejandra Molina — February 10, 2023
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — 'Whenever you see a virgencita you feel safe. You know that your people, your gente, your raza are around,' said Oscar Rodriguez Zapata.
Latino communities across the US celebrate the tradition of the posadas
By Emily Neil — December 22, 2022
(RNS) — For the nine nights before Christmas, Mexican and Guatemalan Catholics gather to reenact the journey at the heart of the Christmas story, and their own lives.
After 50 years, ‘liberation theology’ is still reshaping Catholicism and politics – but what is it?
By Leo Guardado — December 14, 2022
(The Conversation) — The influential movement, which is still controversial both inside and outside Catholicism, must be understood in the context of Latin American history.
New poll finds 4 in 10 non-Catholic Latinos were once Catholic and left
By Alejandra Molina — October 7, 2022
(RNS) — Some were raised Protestant, but increasingly many are raised nonreligious, according to one scholar.
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.
Latino Catholics are among the most vaccinated religious groups. Here’s why.
By Alejandra Molina — October 12, 2021
(RNS) — The Pew Research Center found that 82% of Catholic adults said they were at least partially vaccinated as of August — data that included 86% of Latino Catholics and 79% of white Catholics.
Latino Protestants more conservative, supportive of Trump than Latino Catholics, poll finds
By Alejandra Molina — December 1, 2020
(RNS) — ‘Religion is the largest demographic divider among Hispanic Americans,’ notes the Public Religion Research Institute analysis.
A dissenting Catholic community in California helps Latinos cope with COVID-19’s disparities
By Alejandra Molina — October 9, 2020
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — In Southern California, one support system has been the community of Mision Cristo Rey, a small corporation of Latino congregations in the greater Los Angeles area.
Abortion over immigration: Trump’s pro-life policies remain paramount for many Latino Catholics
By Alejandra Molina — August 24, 2020
(RNS) — Though fewer than a quarter of Latino Catholics voted for Trump in 2016, the Pew Research Center found that one-third of them backs him now.
Meet the Hispanic evangelical minister challenging ‘AOC’
By Jack Jenkins — November 8, 2019
(RNS) — Ever since Bronx City Councilman Fernando Cabrera announced his campaign to represent New York's 14th Congressional District, he has spent most of his time railing against his opponent, rising political star Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Study finds US Latinos are no longer majority-Catholic. Here are some reasons why.
By Alejandra Molina — November 8, 2019
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — In 2018-19, 47% of Latinos identified as Catholic. That’s down from 57% a decade ago, according to a new Pew Research Center report.
Foster mother of more than 100 children works to recruit Latino families
By Paul O'Donnell — July 5, 2019
LOS ANGELES (RNS) — The county's family services agency funds recruitment efforts in faith communities, Latino Catholics in particular, to make sure local children in need find a home that is a good cultural fit.
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.
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