Community + Religion Hispanic y Latino News & Info (Noticias)

November 16, 2009

A new Roman Catholic bishop will officially take over the Fort Wayne-South Bend Diocese in January — and Hispanic parishioners at St. Adalbert in South Bend are excited.

November 2, 2009

Hispanic community glows over milestone – Deacon Fernando Jiménez, first Mexican-born priest to be ordained in the Diocese of Fort Wayne-South Bend Roman Catholic Diocese

October 28, 2009

Sanctuary journey ends – 1st Elvira Arellano left y now Flor Crisostomo has left the church in Chicago

October 17, 2009

Sacerdote cubanoamericano es nuevo obispo en Colorado – Fernando Isern

October 5, 2009

About 150 Hispanic pastors and church members from across the city gathered for a spiritualistic precursor to Saturday’s meeting at the Convention Center. – San Antonio

October 2, 2009

African-American church welcomes growing local Hispanic community – Spanish language services sign of changing demographics – Maryland

September 21, 2009

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

September 8, 2009

In a strange twist, police busted a Hispanic man for tossing a bottle and a piece of wood at parishioners of a Hispanic church in an area of Long Island long plagued by racial strife — and charged him with a hate crime. (wt!@$) Christhian Munguia Garcia

September 2, 2009

Police: Anti-Hispanic Notes Left at Suffolk Church – Long Island, NY

August 31, 2009

In the name of Dios: Mormon missionaries bring urban Hispanics, Catholics into the church

August 18, 2009

Un grupo de feligreses hispanos impidió que un sacerdote oficiara la misa dominical en una iglesia católica de Carolina del Norte porque “no trata bien a los mexicanos”

August 17, 2009

Poor Catholic Latinos in Miami-Dade under siege with Diocese plan to close neighborhood churches

June 29, 2009

Huge immigrant population brings blessings and challenges to Catholics in Arkansas, part 2

June 26, 2009

The Office of Hispanic Ministries is sponsoring retreats around the diocese to provide spiritual and practical guidance to any young woman planning to mark her 15th birthday with a “quinceañera.” – Toledo, Ohio

June 24, 2009

Guatemalan church helps TrueNorth build Hispanic ministry – Augusta, Georgia

June 7, 2009

Four new bilingual priests join Diocese of Yakima

June 3, 2009

A labyrinth in the barrio offers a place to pray, reflect and heal – San Antonio

May 31, 2009

Growing Pittsburg church sees high Latino demand – California

March 4, 2009

Hispanic community has steadfast advocate in the Rev. Tom Fox – Indiana

March 3, 2009

Hoping for a Latino Archbishop, Eventually – Latinos account for at least half of the Roman Catholics in New York

December 23, 2008

Iglesias hispanas en Nebraska ayudarán a educar a niños y padres inmigrantes

December 15, 2008

Methodists hope to unify Hispanics. The Latino population has been growing in Jackson County, but it remains largely fractured, community leaders say. To bring Hispanics together, the Latino Community Center opens today in Holton. – Kansas

December 8, 2008

Blacks, Latinos build bond with biblical story on the Boston Common

Santa Ana celebrates Virgin of Guadalupe Hundreds gather downtown Sunday to give thanks to the ‘lady from heaven’ who appeared in Mexico nearly 500 years ago.

Procession celebrates Our Lady of Guadalupe – San Diego

December 2, 2008

Hispanic Christian band brings soul to Sioux City, Iowa

November 21, 2008

Hispanic church in Livingston Parish destroyed by fire – Louisiana

October 2, 2008

Welcome across cultures Reino Hoy, an interdenominational group, serves Triangle’s Hispanic Christians – North Carolina

September 26, 2008

Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago to honor ministry in Hispanic community Immigration lawyer, teachers among award recipients

September 15, 2008

Hispanic church pelted with eggs – Fall River, Massachusetts

September 8, 2008

Rochester-area Latino faith community reaches out to inform about HIV

August 23, 2008

National Latino Leaders to Stand Together in Denver to Honor Marriage and Family

August 7, 2008

Hispanic Church Under Fire – North Las Vegas

August 5, 2008

Luther pastor David Vasquez a fixture in post-raid Postville – Iowa

July 29, 2008

A small, colonial-era church in the Mexican border city of Ciudad Juarez has collapsed after its abode walls were soaked by rain from the remnants of Hurricane Dolly.

July 13, 2008

Immigrants Find Solace After Storm of Arrests – Postville, Iowa

Marchers pray for immigration reform, end to border fence – El Paso

July 9, 2008

Group helps Hispanics who want to explore roots of Jewish ancestry – Orlando

June 24, 2008

Columbian priests welcomed to Queen of Angels – Austin, Texas

June 9, 2008

Missionary spreads the word to Hispanics – Ohio

June 4, 2008

Tulsa parish establishes shrine to patron saint of immigrants – St. Toribio Romo

June 3, 2008

Nueva Vida (NY) Celebrates First Year of Ministry – Evangelical Covenant Church – Jamestown, New York

May 28, 2008

Danbury congregation joins sanctuary movement – Connecticut

May 21, 2008

Immigrants feel distress, shock, nun says – Postville, Iowa raid

May 20, 2008

Danbury church joins movement to help illegal immigrants – Connecticut

May 19, 2008

Archbishop holds Mass in Postville, Iowa

April 15, 2008

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

April 7, 2008

Rev. Richard Flores named rector of St. Patrick Cathedral

Hispanic church finds ‘dream’ home – York, Pennsylvania

March 31, 2008

Bilingual church opens in Fort Wayne – Indiana

February 18, 2008

Catholic churches work to keep Hispanic teens involved – Dallas

January 11, 2008

A community at loss: Beloved priest to return to Mexico – Kansas City

January 7, 2008

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

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

December 13, 2007

New Hispanic Catholic Church Opens In Nashville

December 10, 2007

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

December 4, 2007

LDS Church to Present All-Spanish Christmas Devotional

December 3, 2007

Diocese helps bulging Hispanic Catholic church – Grand Rapids, Michigan

November 19, 2007

First Baptist Church at Weston caters to the growing number of Hispanic community members with its second Spanish Heritage Luncheon. – Florida

October 8, 2007

Church goes Latino, takes up immigration reform – Hazleton, Pennsylvania

August 30, 2007

Pastor’s community service promotes Hispanic safety – Georgia

July 1, 2007

Leader of Hispanic church welcomes all, including undocumented – New Haven, Connecticut