‘Incredible’ influx changes church - An influx of Hispanic worshipers transforms a traditionally Italian church, neighborhood - Baltimore

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Posted on: April 15th, 2008
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“The future rolled into Our Lady of Pompei Church a few weeks ago. Her name was Yoselin Garcia, and she sat quietly in her stroller, a bit player in the vast demographic shift reshaping the Roman Catholic Church in America.

The Garcias - mom, dad and three little girls - had stopped in at the Highlandtown church to drop off a baptism form for the youngest, 1-year-old Yoselin. The Rev. Luigi Cremis, wearing a smile so wide he squinted, cooed at the dark-haired girl and chatted with her sisters, Yasmin, 2, and Estefania, 6.”*

*From: http://www.baltimoresun.com
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