On January 15 the Archdiocese of Miami will host a forum in Ft. Lauderdale to analyze the challenges the growing Hispanic community represents and its role in the Catholic Church.

Among the priests and experts in the Hispanic market who will be participating are Bishop Thomas Wenski of Orlando, who received the Immigrant Freedom Medal in 2004, Msgr. Lorenzo Albacete, theologian and NY Times columnist.  Also participating will be Mario Paredes, Director of Hispanic Markets for Merrill-Lynch, and Jesus Carrascosa, Director of Communion and Liberation International in Rome.

The event will take place at 8pm and will include a question and answer session.