What’s involved in resettling refugees? Catholic leaders share the church’s work February 26, 2025By Marietha Góngora V. OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Weeks before the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops sued the Trump administration Feb. 18 over then sudden suspension of funding for refugee resettlement assistance in order to continue to assisting refugees already resettled in the U.S., members of USCCB’s Migration and Refugee Services and a local Catholic Charities described the importance and logistics of their work.
U.S.-based evangelization project prepares people to become Jesus’ 73rd disciple February 22, 2025By Marietha Góngora V. OSV News Filed Under: Evangelization, Feature, News, World News For every disciple to truly become “the salt of the earth and the light of the world” — that is the goal of “I Am the 73rd,” an evangelization initiative of El Sembrador-Nueva Evangelización, a Catholic network also known as ESNE.
Pro-life Hispanic conference’s speakers reflect on abortion and its impact January 29, 2025By Marietha Góngora V. OSV News Filed Under: Hispanic Ministry, News, Respect Life, World News On the Saturday after thousands marched in defense of life in Washington, scores of pro-life Latinos participated in the annual Hispanic Pro-life Conference near the nation’s capital. This year’s conference theme was “The Family and the Dignity of All Human Life.”
¡La Epifanía! Los católicos hispanos tienen mucho que celebrar el Día de Reyes January 2, 2025By Marietha Góngora V. Special to the Catholic Review Filed Under: En Español La Fiesta de la Epifanía es uno de los días más importantes del año para muchos católicos hispanohablantes de la Arquidiócesis de Baltimore.
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.
