The first language of Christian liturgy was Aramaic, the common language of the first Christians, who were Palestinian Jews. While Hebrew was the language of...
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By Andrea Riccardi as told to Desmond O’Grady in a U.S. Catholic interview conducted by O’Grady. It had been the custom in Rome that the diocesan...
The founder of the international lay movement of the Sant’Egidio Community explains how his group has been able to build peace, one conflict at a time. When...
Why the new Mass prayers may be confusing. I was leading a group discussion on the merits of the renewed liturgy of Vatican II when John, a middle-aged...
In a 1993 interview, Father Allan Figueroa Deck, S.J. tells U.S. Catholic about the challenges the church faces when it comes to ministering to Hispanic...
Father Virgilio Elizondo gives an introduction to Hispanic culture in a 1981 interview with U.S. Catholic about Hispanic Catholics. The Statue of Liberty...
Parishes and dioceses often miss the mark when it comes to multiculturalism, argues Carmen Aguinaco. "We don't have anything in Spanish or...
Lady Liberty has seen many tempest tossed generations set foot upon these shores. With each new wave of immigrants, the American Catholic Church has become a...
Living with other cultures takes practice, Father Gary Riebe-Estrella, S.V.D. wrote in U.S. Catholic's July 2000 special...
Creating a truly multicultural church takes change from both the dominant group and minority groups, Sister María Elena González, R.S.M...
