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More people have left Catholicism than joined in most countries: report

While the Catholic Church has a long way to go if it is to make up for its losses, a recent worldwide surge in Catholic converts recorded in 2025 and 2026 is cause for hope.

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Emily Mangiaracina

• Apr 24, 2026

Majority of Americans support abortion, assisted suicide, homosexuality: report

Pew Research found that only 9 percent of Americans are morally opposed to in vitro fertilization (IVF), and only 8 percent believe contraception is wrong.

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Emily Mangiaracina

• Apr 17, 2026Apr 20, 2026

Girls are less interested in getting married than boys. Here’s why

Pornography has a lot to do with the number of 12th-grade girls who want to get married someday dropping 22 percentage points over the last 30 years, according to a new study.

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Jonathon Van Maren

• Nov 20, 2025Nov 21, 2025

Young men have overwhelmingly shifted Republican since 2023: Pew Research

'The left has no idea the monster they've created with Gen Z men. Absolutely no idea,' one commentator said.

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Doug Mainwaring

• Aug 1, 2025

Trump increased his support among Catholics and Protestants in 2024: study

Donald Trump received 55% of the Catholic vote and 62% from Protestants in 2024, both improvements from 2020 according to Pew's latest survey.

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Calvin Freiburger

• Jun 30, 2025Jul 1, 2025

13% of US Catholics have attended a Latin Mass at least once over last 5 years: poll

The study, which was conducted in February, also found that 2% of Catholics say they attend the Latin Mass weekly.

News

Emily Mangiaracina

• Jun 27, 2025Jun 30, 2025

Younger adults plan to have even fewer children than a decade ago: report

In today’s world of rising costs, women and men may be finding the idea of having children even more difficult – or unrealistic.

Analysis

Kelli Keane

• Jun 26, 2025Jun 26, 2025

If the US bishops want a Eucharistic revival, they should stop attacking tradition

This Corpus Christi, may we defend our sacred right to adore Christ reverently in the Blessed Sacrament and call for a revival that touches the souls who need it most.

Analysis

Vicki Yamasaki

• Jun 17, 2025Jun 20, 2025

Bishop Strickland endorses book exposing IVF as assault on human dignity

Bishop Joseph Strickland is warning against the growing normalization of IVF, endorsing a new book by Catholic scientist Stacy Trasancos.

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Robert Jones

• May 21, 2025May 21, 2025

Majority of Americans oppose Trump plan for US to own Gaza: Pew study

62% of Americans oppose the U.S. taking over Gaza, with 49% strongly opposed to it. More than half of U.S. adults (53%) now have a negative opinion of Israel, up from 42% in March 2022.

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Stephen Kokx

• Apr 10, 2025Apr 11, 2025

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More people have left Catholicism than joined in most countries: report

Majority of Americans support abortion, assisted suicide, homosexuality: report

Girls are less interested in getting married than boys. Here’s why

Young men have overwhelmingly shifted Republican since 2023: Pew Research

Trump increased his support among Catholics and Protestants in 2024: study

13% of US Catholics have attended a Latin Mass at least once over last 5 years: poll

Younger adults plan to have even fewer children than a decade ago: report

If the US bishops want a Eucharistic revival, they should stop attacking tradition

Bishop Strickland endorses book exposing IVF as assault on human dignity

Majority of Americans oppose Trump plan for US to own Gaza: Pew study