Nuncio en EE.UU.: ‘No olviden que hay 65 millones de hispanos en este país, todos de origen católico, pero viven un cambio cultural tremendo’ November 2, 2024By Marietha Góngora V. OSV News Filed Under: Uncategorized En la noche del pasado 16 de octubre en la nunciatura de la Santa Sede en Washington D.C., el Comité de Diversidad Cultural en la Iglesia de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de los Estados Unidos (USCCB) y el Subcomité de Asuntos Hispanos, en cabeza de su presidente el Mons. Oscar Cantú, obispo de San José; convocaron a líderes de organizaciones católicas y líderes de la pastoral hispana de las diferentes diócesis del país.
El arzobispo Lori invita a los católicos a rezar y unirse a una novena antes de acudir a las urnas October 29, 2024By Marietha Góngora V. OSV News Filed Under: En Español En vísperas de las elecciones presidenciales del 5 de noviembre, el arzobispo de Baltimore, William E. Lori, que también es vicepresidente de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de Estados Unidos (USCCB), insta a los católicos a rezar antes de votar.
Puerto Rico archbishop to Trump: ‘You, personally, apologize’ for rally’s racist remarks October 29, 2024By Marietha Góngora V. OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, News, World News The archbishop of San Juan de Puerto Rico, Archbishop Roberto O. González Nieves, has written an open letter to former President Donald Trump, demanding the Republican presidential nominee personally apologize for racist remarks directed at Puerto Rico and others, that took place at his Oct. 27 rally at Madison Square Garden in New York City.
Roberto Navarro reaches dreams through commitment to serve and faith in God October 18, 2024By Marietha Góngora V. OSV News Filed Under: Hispanic Ministry, News, Social Justice, World News Roberto Navarro dreams of one day eradicating hunger, as his work involves “advocating for bills that are important to help our neediest brothers and sisters around the world,” he explained. He and his team advocate for Congress to pass (and maintain) the foreign financial aid budget.
Subcomité de Asuntos Hispanos de la USCCB lanza kit de recursos sobre comunidades y ministerios hispanos/latinos September 5, 2024By Marietha Góngora V. OSV News Filed Under: En Español El Secretariado de Diversidad Cultural en la Iglesia de la Conferencia de Obispos Católicos de los Estados Unidos (USCCB) anunció que desarrolló un kit de recursos que ayudará “a ilustrar el profundo impacto de la comunidad hispana/latina dentro de la Iglesia Católica en los Estados Unidos”.
U.S. bishops’ conference releases new resource on Hispanic/Latino communities, ministries September 5, 2024By Marietha Góngora V. OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, News, World News Ahead of Hispanic Heritage Month, the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Secretariat for Cultural Diversity in the Church has released a resource kit “to help illustrate the profound impact of the Hispanic/Latino community within the Catholic Church in the United States,” according to a USCCB press release.
U.S. bishops’ diocesan survey sets new baseline for Hispanic ministry in parishes nationwide August 23, 2024By Marietha Góngora V. OSV News Filed Under: Bishops, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, News, World News The U.S. bishops’ Subcommittee on Hispanic Affairs conducted a survey of dioceses and archdioceses in the country’s 14 episcopal regions and released its results Aug. 21.
National Eucharistic Pilgrimage’s southern route starts with joyful witness amid Mass, processions May 19, 2024By Marietha Góngora V. OSV News Filed Under: Eucharist, News, World News The southern arm of the national pilgrimage launched from the tip of Texas in Brownsville — nearly half a mile from the U.S.-Mexico border — and will wind around the Gulf of Mexico and traverse the country’s southeast on its way to Indianapolis to attend the July 17-21 10th National Eucharistic Congress.
Church in Puerto Rico calls for co-responsibility in the face of dengue epidemic April 26, 2024By Marietha Góngora V. OSV News Filed Under: Environment, Health Care, News, World News In response to the public health emergency due to the dengue virus, Archbishop Roberto O. González Nieves of San Juan, Puerto Rico, called on the faithful to take action and “be instruments of everyone’s right to health.”
Bishop Seitz: U.S. thriving depends on a more Christian and loving treatment of migrants April 16, 2024By Marietha Góngora V. OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News As part of the immigration conference “Responding to Changing Realities at the U.S. Border and Beyond,” held April 11 at The Catholic University of America in Washington, Peter K. Kilpatrick, the university’s president, interviewed Bishop Mark J. Seitz of El Paso, Texas.
El rol de las instituciones católicas en la política migratoria April 16, 2024By Marietha Góngora V. OSV News Filed Under: En Español El pasado 11 de abril se llevó a cabo la segunda jornada de la Conferencia de Inmigración “Respondiendo a las Realidades Cambiantes en la Frontera de los Estados Unidos y Más Allá” en Catholic University of America en Washington D.C.
‘We have hope’ say advocates at El Paso march and vigil for migrants’ dignity April 3, 2024By Marietha Góngora V. OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, Social Justice, World News On the evening of March 21, hundreds of people joined the peaceful demonstration “Be Not Afraid: March and Vigil for Human Dignity” organized by the Diocese of El Paso, Texas, along with migrant-supporting organizations such as Hope Border Institute, and religious and community leaders from areas along the U.S.-Mexico border.
