Strolling through the southern Spanish city of Sevilla on a sunny early spring day, the sweet smells of orange blossoms ...

Latinos are now 40 percent of the U.S. Catholic Church and likely to become the majority. The election of American-Peruvian Pope Leo reflects their ascendence.

There are about 71 million Catholics in the U.S., church officials say. Slightly more than half -- 52% -- of Hispanic immigrants identify as Catholic, according to a 2023 Pew Research Center report.

A child dressed in a feather costume plays a drum after attending a Mass celebrating Saint Francisco Solano, in Emboscada, ...

OTTUMWA — More than 1,000 Hispanic Catholics gathered in the Bridge View Center July 12 to celebrate the source and summit of ...

Since immigration enforcement ramped up in June, some parishes across three Southern California dioceses are seeing as few as ...

Catholics for Choice Airs Pro-Amendment 4 Ads on Spanish-Language Radio A new ad features Dr. Cecilia Grande, a gynecologist from South Miami who supports abortion rights. By Naomi Feinstein ...

God “continues to work even in our little Ocean State,” said the Rev. Nathan J. Ricci, vice chancellor of the Diocese of ...

Smith estimates that only about 2% or less of Catholics attend the traditional Latin Mass. She said it doesn't make sense to marginalize a small group who is so devoted to their faith.

A version of this article appears in print on May 7, 2025, Section A, Page 12 of the New York edition with the headline: Catholics Who Prefer Latin Mass Pin Hopes on a New Pope.

Dozens of Catholics in feathered costumes joined a procession honoring St. Francis Solanus, the patron saint of a town in ...

Spanish-speaking Catholics ‘living in fear’ of deportations, Arkansas’ bishop says in call for dignity January 31, 2025 by Frank E. Lockwood ...