Pew Survey Sheds Light on Characteristics of US Catholic Population
About half of American adults who were raised Catholic and stayed in the Church said the faith continues to ‘fulfill their spiritual needs,’ according to a new report.
About half of American adults who were raised Catholic and stayed in the Church said the faith continues to ‘fulfill their spiritual needs,’ according to a new report.
While the “nones” grow, Christians shrink.
The Pew Research Center’s survey of 6,485 U.S. adults, 1,374 of whom are Catholic, was conducted Sept. 20-26 as part of Pew’s American Trends Panel.
THE MYSTERY OF THE EUCHARIST: Special Section story — The new Pew Survey is sounding a ‘red alert’ that most Catholics are disengaging with the core reality of the faith.
Bishop Steven Lopes of the Ordinariate of the Chair of St. Peter told the Register that Catholics need more than catechesis: they need experiences of Jesus’s real presence in the Mass and through fellowship with the members of Christ’s body.
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