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When Pope Francis leads Mass on Wednesday in Washington, D.C.<\/a>, he will speak not in English, but in his native Spanish.<\/p>\n\n

Leaders in the Catholic Church say the pope\u2019s delivery in Spanish serves as a nod to the new saint he will canonize, Junipero Serra, a Spanish-American missionary who established a chain of missions in California during the late 1700s. While the pope is most comfortable speaking Spanish, the church\u2019s Latino population in the U.S. is growing and now\u00a0makes up one-third of the flock<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

\"Catholic<\/a><\/figure>\n\n

Because Spanish is the most common language<\/a> spoken by Americans except for English, the pope will find a large share of his parishioners able to understand his message.<\/p>\n\n

A majority of all Hispanic adults<\/a> identify as Catholic and a large majority of Hispanic Catholics speak Spanish fluently, according to our 2013 National Survey of Latinos. Eight-in-ten Hispanic Catholics use mostly Spanish or are bilingual. In fact, they are more likely to be Spanish speakers than non-Catholic Hispanics (68%).<\/p>\n\n

\"Foreign-Born<\/a><\/figure>\n\n

One reason so many Hispanic Catholics speak Spanish is that two-thirds (65%) are foreign born. Nearly all Hispanic immigrants (95%) mainly use Spanish or are bilingual. By comparison, about half as many U.S.-born Hispanics (44%) mainly use Spanish or are bilingual.<\/p>\n\n

The large number of immigrants in the U.S. from Mexico, a country with a strong Catholic tradition, contributes to the large presence of Hispanic immigrants within the church. Mexican immigrants make up 41% of U.S. Hispanic Catholic adults, while Mexican immigrants account for 34% of all Hispanic adults in the U.S.<\/p>\n\n

While Hispanic immigrants have helped make the U.S. Catholic Church bilingual, the share of Hispanic Catholics who only attend worship services in Spanish has declined in recent years.\u00a0In 2013, 39% of Hispanic Catholic churchgoers said they attended worship services in Spanish every time, down from 60% in 2007.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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