Mexican Religion in the USA

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This paper discusses religion among the Hispanic population of the United States. It describes how their religious affiliation has changed over time and the differences between US-born Hispanics and those born outside the US. The paper also looks at how Hispanics are substantially changing the way religion is practiced in the United States and affecting American culture itself.

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"Hispanics are substantially changing the way religion is practiced in the United States and affecting American culture itself (Weiss and Solis 2007). A major study conducted on the subject identified Dallas as the place where Hispanic influence is most greatly felt. Dallas is one of the 10 cities with the biggest Hispanic populations. It is second to New York in the volume of Hispanic immigrants, according to the Bureau of Census. Because most Hispanics are Catholic, the local diocese has become the most transformed. Its membership has increased from 200,000 in 1990 to approximately a million today. The downtown Sacred Heart cathedral in the State was renamed and dedicated to the Virgin of Guadalupe. It has more worshippers on weekends than any other Catholic Church in the United States. Its Masses are officiated in Spanish more often than English. Catholic bishops need to contend with an almost-completely Mexican population of immigrants attending local Catholic churches (Weiss and Solis)."

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