Taking risks in faith led Christina Lamas to break barriers, focus on empowering Catholic youth October 12, 2024By Maria del Pilar Guzman OSV News Filed Under: Hispanic Ministry, News, World News, Youth Ministry When asked how her faith and culture impact her day-to-day life and responsibilities as the executive director of the National Federation for Catholic Youth Ministry, Christina Lamas responds with a brief yet resolute, “It grounds me.”
Baltimore Mass celebrates Hispanic heritage at Catholic schools September 27, 2024By Mitzy Deras Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News, Schools Carrying flags representing a variety of Spanish-speaking countries, Catholic school students celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month with a colorful procession during a special Sept. 26 Mass at Sacred Heart of Jesus-Sagrado Corazón de Jesús in Highlandtown.
Pew: Latin American Catholics favor birth control, married and women priests, and Pope Francis September 26, 2024By Gina Christian OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Hispanic Ministry, News, World News A new survey indicates that many Catholics in Latin America and the U.S. favor allowing women to become priests, with a number also supporting marriage for priests, birth control, same-sex marriage recognition and holy Communion for unmarried couples living together.
Advocates for migrants, refugees see challenging times ahead no matter the election outcome September 26, 2024By Kimberly Heatherington OSV News Filed Under: 2024 Election, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Immigration and Migration, News, World News Whatever the outcome of America’s Nov. 5 presidential election, migrant and refugee advocates are predicting a challenging environment, said participants in a Sept. 24 video conference tackling the topic of how election results may impact Central America and those who are migrating through the region or coming from there to reach the U.S.-Mexico border.
After webinar series success, groups focus on collaboration to serve Catholics in U.S., Latin America September 18, 2024By Armando Machado OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Hispanic Ministry, News, Synodality, World News En Español After a successful international webinar series on Hispanic ministry leadership and formation in the United States and Latin America, organizers said they are looking forward to continuing such collaborations for the good of all Latino Catholics — and for the good of the church. In all, there were 10 international webinar sessions that […]
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.
Catholic Review Media lanza un podcast en español August 8, 2024By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: En Español, Hispanic Ministry, Protagonistas de Fe En colaboración con la Oficina del Ministerio Hispano de la Arquidiócesis de Baltimore, Catholic Review Media ha lanzado un nuevo podcast en español.
Catholic Review Media launches Spanish-language podcast August 8, 2024By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Journalism, Local News, News Working in partnership with the Archdiocese of Baltimore’s Office of Hispanic Ministry, Catholic Review Media has launched a new Spanish-language podcast.
Baltimore representatives make pastoral visitation to El Salvador February 21, 2024By George P. Matysek Jr. Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News, Radio Interview To better understand the social, spiritual and cultural realities of the people of El Salvador and to better serve people of Salvadoran descent in the Archdiocese of Baltimore, Lia Garcia and Father Austin Murphy were part of a recent pastoral visit to the Central American nation Jan. 25-30.
Baltimore’s Black and Hispanic Catholic choirs inspire unity and joy December 21, 2023By Adriana Montes Catholic Review Filed Under: Arts & Culture, Black Catholic Ministry, Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News, Our Faith in Action The archdiocese introduced two distinctive ensembles, each representing significant communities and emphasizing unity among Catholics while celebrating the church’s rich diversity – the Black Catholic Mass Choir and the Hispanic/Latino Archdiocesan Choir.
Families gather for annual Virgin of Guadalupe Mass December 13, 2023By Adriana Montes Catholic Review Filed Under: Feature, Hispanic Ministry, Local News, News, Our Faith in Action Families gathered Dec. 9 at the Cathedral Mary Our Queen for the annual archdiocesan Mass in honor of the Virgin Mary of Guadalupe.
YDisciple launches evangelization resources in Spanish to reach U.S. youth December 11, 2023By Marietha Góngora V. OSV News Filed Under: Feature, Hispanic Ministry, News, World News, Youth Ministry In November, NET Ministries, a Minnesota-based Catholic youth ministry that has been inspiring and forming young people to live their faith for decades, announced that it was expanding its outreach to Hispanic youth through its YDisciple project.
