Religion in USA - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz Catholic News New Zealand Thu, 25 Oct 2018 04:07:44 +0000 en-NZ hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1 https://cathnews.co.nz/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/cropped-cathnewsfavicon-32x32.jpg Religion in USA - CathNews New Zealand https://cathnews.co.nz 32 32 70145804 7 facts about American Catholics https://cathnews.co.nz/2018/10/25/7-facts-about-american-catholics/ Thu, 25 Oct 2018 07:20:58 +0000 https://cathnews.co.nz/?p=113142 The Catholic Church is larger than any other single religious institution in the United States, with over 17,000 parishes that serve a large and diverse population. Here are seven facts about American Catholics and their church. Continue reading

7 facts about American Catholics... Read more]]> The Catholic Church is larger than any other single religious institution in the United States, with over 17,000 parishes that serve a large and diverse population.

Here are seven facts about American Catholics and their church. Continue reading

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A new document focused on guiding the American Church in addressing the pastoral needs of Asian and Pacific Island Catholics was approved by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops during their annual spring assembly. It is described as a "pastoral response" meant to provide support and to offer ideas for ministry to the nation's nearly Read more

American Church and the pastoral needs of Asian and Pacific Island Catholics... Read more]]> A new document focused on guiding the American Church in addressing the pastoral needs of Asian and Pacific Island Catholics was approved by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops during their annual spring assembly.

It is described as a "pastoral response" meant to provide support and to offer ideas for ministry to the nation's nearly 3 million Asian and Pacific Island Catholics.

The 71-page document offers suggestions for action at the national, diocesan and parish levels.

Bishop Oscar A. Solis of Salt Lake City, chairman of the bishops' Subcommittee for Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs, told the assembly a day before the vote that the document addresses the fastest growing minority community in the US Church.

"Asian and Pacific Islanders are ready for pastoral engagement in the Church's mission of evangelisation," he said.

One of every five Asian and Pacific Islanders in the US is Catholic. Filipinos comprise the largest segment of the community followed by Vietnamese, Chinese and Koreans.

The hope is that this document will assist dioceses, pastoral leaders, and other Catholic entities and Asian and Pacific Island Catholics in the pastoral care of Asian and Pacific Island Catholics wherever they are, and continue to welcome and integrate them," Sister Mryna Tordillo, assistant director of the Secretariat of Cultural Diversity in the Church said.

The document explains that harmony is a "very common theme in Asian and Pacific Island cultures, and therefore it makes sense that in the encounter with the Gospel, the Holy Spirit would transform this jewel of Asian and Pacific Island cultures and make it a blessing to the Church."

Being Catholic is part of being Asian and Pacific Islander and it becomes important when ministering within these communities to "recognize how religion and culture are so intimately intertwined," the document said.

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American Church and the pastoral needs of Asian and Pacific Island Catholics]]> 108320 5 Simpsons religion episodes that are worth another look https://cathnews.co.nz/2014/09/16/5-simpsons-religion-episodes-worth-another-look/ Mon, 15 Sep 2014 19:20:44 +0000 http://cathnews.co.nz/?p=63062 The Gospel according to the Simpsons author Mark Pinsky says the series showcases America's religious diversity while also demonstrating its historic Protestant core - as represented by Ned Flanders and his family. Much of the Simpsons religious humour satirises aspects of Christianity and religion in general. However, some episodes, such as "Bart Sells His Soul" and Read more

5 Simpsons religion episodes that are worth another look... Read more]]> The Gospel according to the Simpsons author Mark Pinsky says the series showcases America's religious diversity while also demonstrating its historic Protestant core - as represented by Ned Flanders and his family.

Much of the Simpsons religious humour satirises aspects of Christianity and religion in general.

However, some episodes, such as "Bart Sells His Soul" and "Alone Again, Natura-Diddily", can be interpreted as having a spiritual theme.

Watch 5 classic episodes that show America's love affair with religion in all its hilarity and diversity.

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