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Catholicism Has Declined in Latin America Over the Past Decade
Catholic share of Latin American populations has fallen since 2013-14
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- Catholicism Has Declined in Latin America Over the Past Decade
- Catholic share of Latin American populations has fallen since 2013-14
- Despite declines, Catholicism is still the most common religion in Latin America
- Long-term drop in Catholic share of the population in 6 Latin American countries
- Decline since 2010 in the share of U.S. Hispanics who identify as Catholic
- Most former Catholics in Latin America now identify as religiously unaffiliated or Protestant
- Majorities in Brazil, Peru and Colombia say religion is very important to them
- About a third or more of Latin American adults wear or carry religious items or symbols
- Latin American Protestants more likely than Catholics, ‘nones’ to say religion is very important, but less likely to say nature can have spirits
- Latin American Protestants more likely than Catholics to attend religious services weekly, while Catholics more likely to wear or carry religious items
- ‘Nones’ in Latin America are similar to Christians in Europe on some measures of religiousness