Facts of Life

CHILDHOOD WITH PARENTS

A study of 37,000 households showed that the number of children living with two parents increased in the first half of the ‘90s. In 1996, 56% lived with their married biological parents. An additional 4.6% lived with their biological parents who were not married.

Living with married biological parents Living with two parents

Palestinian Christians celebrate Easter Sunday Mass at Holy Family Church in Gaza City on March 31, amid the ongoing battles Israel and the Hamas militant group.

People Explain ‘Why I Go to Mass’

‘Why go to Mass on Sundays? It is not enough to answer that it is a precept of the Church. … We Christians need to participate in Sunday Mass because only with the grace of Jesus, with his living presence in us and among us, can we put into practice his commandment, and thus be his credible witnesses.’ —Pope Francis