For every 100 people who join the church, 840 leave, Pew found. The share of Americans who are Catholic has remained steady for decades — about 20 percent — but that’s only because of ...

The prelate was addressing some 4,800 priests, brothers, and nuns working as missionaries across the globe from the Diocese of Palai in the southern Indian state of Kerala on May 10, at the St ...

As the Catholic Church and its cardinals prepare for May's conclave, a new study by the Pew Research Center shows that US Catholics want a more inclusive church -- but divides remain on key issues ...

Nearly two-thirds, or 66%, of Catholics who go to weekly Mass oppose Church recognition of gay marriages, while 58% of those who attend less frequently believe the Church should recognize same-sex ...

Today, the chapel’s distinctly Catholic layout, with columns lining the nave and a gold-painted dome at the front, has been outfitted for Baptist worship: there are chairs in place of pews ...

St. Walburge’s Church, in Ashton-on-Ribble, is planning to restore its sanctuary area to a layout its parish priest believes is more suited to the traditional Latin Masses still celebrated there.

Holy Cross Catholic Church opened its doors to its 7,000 members on Thursday. Rev. John T. Folda, Bishop of Fargo, leads a dedication mass at the newly constructed Holy Cross Catholic Church in ...

Similarly, Catholic Charities San Diego saw its local revenues rocket to $70 million in 2023, up from $12 million in 2020, with $64.9 million of that money in the form of government grants. In Phoenix ...

Sister Tra offers to show me the convent’s church using an interior entrance. As we entered a fan-cooled nave and my eyes adjusted to the dark, I see eight very old women scattered in pews, praying.

The Pew Research Center has released the results of a survey of how Catholics in the U.S. and six Latin American countries think the Church should handle issues.