Art y Culture + Religion Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

October 14, 2009

Thousands of Venezuelans congregated for candlelit rituals on a remote mountainside where adherents make an annual pilgrimage to pay homage to an indigenous goddess known as Maria Lionza.

October 9, 2009

Several acclaimed Argentine writers presented a new work that uses the Bible as its starting point but takes creative liberties with some of the most widely read passages of that holy text.

September 28, 2009

From the Pulpit, New Moves To Change Machismo Culture – Hispanic Evangelical Pastors Try to Instill Respect for Women and Families

September 21, 2009

Quinceanera class readies girls for Catholic coming of age in Kalamazoo, MI

June 23, 2009

Hispanic Artist Preserves Tradition of Religious Art in Colorado – Catherine Robles Shaw

April 13, 2009

Iglesia Vaquera merges Hispanic, cowboy cultures – the first Hispanic church in the Texas Fellowship of Cowboy Churches.

January 26, 2009

The ancient, intricate geometric patterns stamped on the surface of a desert in Peru have long been thought of as messages to the gods, or as markers that tracked celestial objects. Now new details about these geoglyphs suggest they may have been made for “prayer walking”. The Nasca lines

December 18, 2008

Soy Judia: Soul Food, Pomegranates, and Finding My Way Home

December 12, 2008

Mexicanos en Nueva York mantienen la fe guadalupana

December 8, 2008

Maria Elena Salinas: The unusual path of hemisphere’s saint – Virgin of Guadalupe

November 6, 2008

Santa Muerte is no saint, say Mexican bishops – The Roman Catholic archdiocese of Mexico City condemned devotion to Santa Muerte “Saint Death” that masquerades as authentic Catholic Christianity.

July 28, 2008

Virgin of El Cobre draws Cubans of all descriptions

May 27, 2008

Religion and Latino culture

May 22, 2008

Interview with San Antonio performer Anna De Luna about her upcoming one-woman show ¿Chicana Atheist?

January 9, 2008

Yiddish ‘recuerdos’ at New York Jewish Film Festival

January 7, 2008

Moms teach Hispanic culture to children – Livermore, California

Hispanic community marks Three King’s Day – Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania

Hispanic Coalition keeping alive celebration of Three Kings Day – Columbus, Ohio

January 2, 2008

Archaeologists to hear about Penitentes

December 10, 2007

Houston dancers celebrate Lady of Guadalupe – Annual event draws 3,000 Catholics to celebrate the upcoming feast day – Houston

August 28, 2007

History Professor Pens Book on Cuban Catholic Experience in America

July 26, 2007

New Book Explores Ties that Bind Catholics in Mexico and U.S.

June 11, 2007

Botanicas, religious and superstitious, thriving in New York City

April 29, 2007

Botanicas, religious and superstitious, thrive in New York City

January 18, 2007

Frank Graziano, professor and expert on Latin American religious cultures, to speak about his new book on Feb. 15 – Connecticut College

December 15, 2006

Mexican pilgrimage a Fremont tradition

December 12, 2006

San Diego parish empowers Latinas through Guadalupe Art program – Episcopal

November 7, 2006

Professor´s book on folk saints explores little-known aspects of folk religion

November 1, 2006

Photos feature Hispanic congregation – Indiana

May 5, 2006

Relics of Mexican saints on display in Denver, Colorado

April 16, 2006

Gift of the Santos. THE 300-YEAR-OLD TRADITION IS SEEING A RENAISSANCE, A LOCAL SANTEROS SAYS. Colorado

Growing community gives Hispanic flavor to Easter. Michigan

November 27, 2005

Santeria faith moving into the mainstream

September 19, 2005

Quinceanera: From a girl to a woman (English). Indiana