Durante los últimos años, la Iglesia en Estados Unidos ha promovido la formación ministerial a través de clases y programas universitarios para preparar a los líderes católicos del mañana, que se enfocan en diversas áreas, entre ellos, el Rito de Iniciación Cristiana para Adultos, el ministerio para padres, y el ministerio juvenil, por nombrar algunos.
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The grant will support the St. John’s School of Theology and Seminary as it develops its new initiative, “Sustained Encuentro: Accompanying One Another on the Way.”
Catholic Church officials say they are not surprised by the 2020 U.S. census showing Hispanics accounted for 51.1% of the country’s growth, rising to 18.7%, or about 62.1 million, of the U.S. population.
The U.S. bishops, aware of the growing numbers of Catholics in the country who are of Hispanic origin, voted to write a new pastoral plan for Latino Catholics that would be produced sometime between 2021 and 2024.
The pastoral care of Hispanic families and immigrants, accompaniment of youth and young adults, and leadership development were the top priorities that Hispanic ministry leaders of seven dioceses, including the Archdiocese of Washington, addressed Oct. 5 at The Catholic University of America.
Lorenzo Sanchez, from Assumption Parish in Morris, felt the V Encuentro process helped him to re-encounter Christ and answer the call to missionary discipleship.
The thousands of Hispanic Catholic ministry leaders gathered in Texas for the Fifth National Encuentro shared views on the maturity and presence of their diverse community and held dialogues on the dreams and challenges that they face.
