Parishes and Catholic agencies such as Catholic Charities hope to embody the Gospel parable of the Good Samaritan by providing care for those in the immigrant community.
Hispanic Ministry
Pro-life Hispanic conference’s speakers reflect on abortion and its impact
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.”
Local Hispanic Catholics have much to celebrate on Epifanía
The Feast of the Epiphany – “Epifanía” in Spanish – is one of the biggest days of the year for many Spanish-speaking Catholics of the Archdiocese of Baltimore.
Columbia parish’s Pastoral Migratoria Ministry receives national recognition
An outreach ministry based at St. John the Evangelist in Columbia does more than provide much-needed support to new arrivals to the United States. It also helps Anglo parishioners accompany their Spanish-speaking immigrants and their families.
Pope: Mary’s motherhood is the essence of Guadalupe
Reducing the message of Our Lady of Guadalupe to anything other than an expression of Mary’s universal motherhood diminishes the true essence of the iconic Marian devotion, Pope Francis said.
Mexican bishops urge truce as country celebrates feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe
Mexico’s Catholic clergy have called for a truce on Dec. 12, the feast of Our Lady of Guadalupe, and on Christmas Day as criminal violence wracks swaths of the country and clergy working in conflictive regions come under threat.
In times of division, Our Lady of Guadalupe calls all to unity in Christ, bishops say
At a time marked by division, several U.S. bishops wrote Dec. 11 that the patronage of Our Lady of Guadalupe, patroness of the Americas, is “a powerful reminder that we are all called to be one in Christ Jesus, beginning from the moment of our conception.”
Archdiocese of Baltimore honors Our Lady of Guadalupe
Dressed in bright green, white and red garb – the same colors of the Mexican flag – a group of young people and adults danced up the central aisle of the Cathedral of Mary Our Queen Dec. 7 during the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s celebration of Our Lady of Guadalupe.
Archdiocesan delegates participate in Continental Encuentro
Delegates from the Archdiocese of Baltimore were among those from 18 countries attending the Nov. 11-17 XII Continental Encuentro of Basic Ecclesial Communities (BECs) in Zaragoza, El Salvador.
Hispanic Catholics’ enthusiasm for mission is ‘part of your DNA,’ says pope’s ambassador
As Hispanic Heritage Month drew to a close, dozens of leaders of Catholic organizations and Hispanic pastoral leaders gathered at the apostolic nunciature of the Holy See in Washington, brought together by the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops’ Committee on Cultural Diversity in the Church of and its Subcommittee on Hispanic Affairs.
Mexican lay couple help migrants amid rising dangers, difficulties
A lay preacher and longtime parishioner at the St. Francis Assisi Church in Huixtla, Hernández, 76, cites his experience in parish life as an inspiration for helping migrants. Helping migrants, he says, is a form of practicing what he preaches.
Synodality a theme for U.S. Hispanic ministry professionals as they gather in Miami
NCADDHM, established in the early 1990s to reinforce the Hispanic ministry in the United States, held this year’s conference in Miami Oct. 8-11, 2024. Approximately 200 representatives from 65 dioceses attended, even though Hurricane Milton made landfall Oct. 9, on Florida’s nearby Gulf Coast.