Dominican Father Gustavo Gutiérrez, known as the “father of liberation theology,” which rose to prominence in South America in the 1960s and 1970s as a way of responding to the needs of Latin America’s poor, died Oct. 22 at age 96.
Hispanic Ministry
Roberto Navarro reaches dreams through commitment to serve and faith in God
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.
‘Praying and Learning con la Familia’ program a timely initiative in children’s ministry
Investing in this young population by offering training for priests, deacons, women religious and laypeople who, as their ministers, aim to form their faith and enrich their spiritual lives is precisely what MAAC is doing with the $1.2 million grant it received from the Lilly Endowment Inc., through its Nurturing Children through Worship and Prayer Initiative, in 2023.
Taking risks in faith led Christina Lamas to break barriers, focus on empowering Catholic youth
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.