Fri, Apr 11, 2008 The California Report Magazine The New Latino Face of the U.S. Catholic Church Listen (RealMedia stream) Download (MP3) (Windows: right-click and choose "Save Target As." Mac: hold Ctrl, click link, and choose "Save As.") Politics and religion will likely converge next week when Pope Benedict arrives in the United States. Although he won't be visiting California, the Pope may be reminded during his visit that the church's center of gravity in the U.S. is shifting towards the Golden State. One reason for that shift has to do with an unprecedented exodus of parishioners over the past few years -- an exodus that's created a gap being filled by Latino immigrants. Reporters: Rob Schmitz « back to week of April 11, 2008 Email this page to a friend *Your name:  *Your email address:  *Friend's email address:  Additional Message:  (optional)  * Indicates required field. Names and email addresses are not collected by KQED.org. For more information, please see our privacy policy.

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