Catholics ‘graying,’‘browning’
Pin ItThat’s according to a summary of demographic trends by John Allen, the leading journalist reporting on All Things Catholic (which happens to be the name of his column for the National Catholic...
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Older, more diverse
Pin ItNo wonder churches are increasingly tailoring their ministries to the nation’s growing ethnic minorities and recent immigrants. A new U.S. Census report affirms that Louisville and Kentucky are...
View ArticleChurch boycotts Arizona meetings
Pin ItPresbyterians will refuse to hold national meetings in Arizona and any states that adopt strict immigration laws such as Arizona’s new Senate Bill 1070. The vote was 420-205 in the General...
View ArticleHispanic outreach eyed
Pin ItThe Archdiocese of Louisville has published a new “Pastoral Plan for Hispanic Ministry,” with a variety of recommendations for an ethnic group whose population growing in Kentucky and exploding...
View ArticleCongregations’ health declining
Pin ItBleak and bleaker. That’s the assessment of a new report on the state of American religious congregations. Many “Oldline Protestant” churches are showing little spiritual vitality, and their...
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Conference works to boost ranks of Hispanic priests
Pin ItParticipants in the National Association of Hispanic Priests’ conference in Louisville take part in Mass at the Galt House on Oct. 11, 2012. Another nod to the growing Hispanic population in...
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Religious divisions over Roe decision remain deep
Pin It White evangelical Protestants, Mormons and Hispanic Catholics are in synch with their leaders in opposing legalized abortion in all or most cases. But white Catholics break ranks with their...
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‘It’s going to fire up their hearts’
Pin ItPope Francis The Rev. David Sanchez, pastor of Holy Name and St. Joseph Catholic churches in Louisville, was moved to joyful tears Wednesday afternoon after the election of Buenos Aires...
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Hispanics less Catholic, more polarized, survey says
Pin ItA new survey finds fewer adult Hispanics to be Catholic than were raised Catholic. Those gaining at their expense are Protestants, often evangelicals, and the religiously unaffiliated — two...
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We’re polarizing, the pollsters say
Pin ItMaybe we can declare an early end to the annual parlor game on the “word of the year.” It’s only October and “polarization” seems to be the runaway winner. And I’m not even talking Government...
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