More Latinos leaving Catholicism for evangelical Protestantism

“In immigrant communities across the United States, a battle is being waged for the souls of Latinos - and a distinctly American style of worship is beginning to take hold.

According to a landmark study, as many as 600,000 Latinos in this country leave the Catholic Church every year in favor of Protestant evangelical churches.”

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