---
title: "Acknowledgments"
description: "This analysis was produced by Pew Research Center as part of the Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures project, which analyzes religious change and its impact on societies around the world. Funding for the Global Religious Futures project comes from The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John Templeton Foundation (grant 63095). This publication does not necessarily reflect […]"
date: "2026-01-21"
authors:
  - name: "Kirsten Lesage"
    job_title: "Research Associate"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/kirsten-lesage/"
  - name: "Jonathan Evans"
    job_title: "Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/jonathan-evans/"
  - name: "Manolo Corichi"
    job_title: "Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/manolo-corichi/"
  - name: "Skylar Thomas"
    job_title: "Former Intern"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/skylar-thomas/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/global/2026/01/21/acknowledgments-religion-in-latin-america/"
categories:
  - "Beliefs & Practices"
  - "Catholicism"
  - "Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project"
  - "Protestantism"
  - "Religious Identity & Affiliation"
  - "Religiously Unaffiliated"
datasets:
  - name: "Spring 2024 Survey Data"
    url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/dataset/spring-2024-survey-data/"
---

# Acknowledgments

This analysis was produced by Pew Research Center as part of the [Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures project](https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/religion/religious-demographics/pew-templeton-global-religious-futures-project/), which analyzes religious change and its impact on societies around the world. Funding for the Global Religious Futures project comes from The Pew Charitable Trusts and the John Templeton Foundation (grant 63095). This publication does not necessarily reflect the views of the John Templeton Foundation.

This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals:

#### Primary research team

Kirsten Lesage, *Research Associate*
Jonathan Evans, *Senior Researcher*
Manolo Corichi, *Research Analyst*
Skylar Thomas, *Former Intern*

#### Research team

Julia Armeli, *Research Assistant*
Laura Clancy, *Research Analyst*
Alan Cooperman, *Director, Religion Research*
Moira Fagan, *Research Associate*
Sneha Gubbala, *Research Analyst*
Sofia Hernandez Ramones, *Research Assistant*
Jordan Lippert, *Research Analyst*
William Miner, *Research Analyst*
Jacob Poushter, *Associate Director, Global Attitudes Research*
Andrew Prozorovsky, *Research Assistant*
Jonathan Schulman, *Research Associate*
Laura Silver, *Associate Director, Global Attitudes Research*
Maria Smerkovich, *Research Associate*
Richard Wike, *Director, Global Attitudes Research*

#### Methods team

Carolyn Lau, *International Research Methodologist*
Patrick Moynihan, *Associate Director, International Research Methods*
Georgina Pizzolitto, *International Research Methodologist*
Sofi Sinozich, *International Research Methodologist*

#### Editorial and graphic design

Dalia Fahmy, *Senior Writer/Editor*
David Kent, *Senior Editorial Specialist*
Rebecca Leppert, *Writer/Editor*
Bill Webster, *Senior Information Graphics Designer*

#### Communications and web publishing

Justine Coleman, *Associate Digital Producer*
Talia Price, *Communications Associate*
Hannah Taber, *Communications Manager*

Others at the Center who contributed to this report include Alexandra Cahn, Conrad Hackett and Greg Smith.

Former Center staff who contributed to this report include Janell Fetterolf, Christine Huang and Kelsey Jo Starr.

The Center is grateful to a panel of expert advisers who provided guidance on portions of the report: R. Andrew Chesnut, professor and Bishop Walter Sullivan Chair of Catholic Studies at Virginia Commonwealth University; Néstor Da Costa, professor and Director of the Institute of Society and Religion, Catholic University of Uruguay; and Henri Gooren, professor of anthropology at Oakland University.

While parts of this report were guided by our consultations with the advisers, Pew Research Center is solely responsible for the interpretation and reporting of the data.

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