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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 the […]"
date: "2024-09-26"
authors:
  - name: "Jonathan Evans"
    job_title: "Senior Researcher"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/jonathan-evans/"
  - name: "Kelsey Jo Starr"
    job_title: "Former Research Analyst"
    link: "https://www.pewresearch.org/staff/kelsey-jo-starr/"
url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/religion/2024/09/26/catholics-us-latin-america-acknowledgments/"
categories:
  - "Catholicism"
  - "Gender & Leadership"
  - "Gender Equality & Discrimination"
  - "Pew-Templeton Global Religious Futures Project"
  - "Pope Francis"
  - "Religion & Bioethics"
  - "Religion & LGBTQ Acceptance"
  - "Religious Leaders & Institutions"
datasets:
  - name: "American Trends Panel Wave 143"
    url: "https://www.pewresearch.org/dataset/american-trends-panel-wave-143/"
  - 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.

Pew Research Center is a subsidiary of The Pew Charitable Trusts, its primary funder. This report is a collaborative effort based on the input and analysis of the following individuals. Find related reports online at [pewresearch.org/religion](https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/religion/).

#### Primary Researchers

Jonathan Evans, *Senior Researcher*
Kelsey Jo Starr, *Research Analyst*

#### Research Team

Becka A. Alper, *Senior Researcher*
Laura Clancy, *Research Analyst*
Alan Cooperman, *Director, Religion Research*
Manolo Corichi, *Research Analyst*
Moira Fagan, *Research Associate*
Janell Fetterolf, *Senior Researcher*
Sneha Gubbala, *Research Assistant*
Christine Huang, *Research Associate*
Asta Kallo, *Research Assistant*
Kirsten Lesage, *Research Associate*
Jordan Lippert, *Research Analyst*
William Miner, *Research Analyst*
Besheer Mohamed, *Senior Researcher*
Justin Nortey, *Research Analyst*
Jacob Poushter, *Associate Director, Global Attitudes Research*
Andrew Prozorovsky, *Research Assistant*
Sofia Hernandez Ramones, *Research Assistant*
Michael Rotolo, *Research Associate*
Laura Silver, *Associate Director, Global Attitudes Research*
Maria Smerkovich, *Research Associate*
Gregory A. Smith, *Senior Associate Director, Religion Research*
Patricia Tevington, *Research Associate*
Richard Wike, *Director, Global Attitudes Research*

#### Methods Team

Dorene Asare-Marfo, *Panel Manager*
Anna Brown, *Research Methodologist*
Scott Keeter, *Senior Survey Advisor*
Courtney Kennedy, *Vice President, Methods and Innovation*
Arnold Lau, *Research Methodologist*
Carolyn Lau, *International Research Methodologist*
Andrew Mercer, *Principal Methodologist*
Patrick Moynihan, *Associate Director, International Research Methods*
Georgina Pizzolitto, *Research Methodologist*
Dana Popky, *Associate Panel Manager*
Sofi Sinozich, *International Research Methodologist*

#### Editorial and Graphic Design

Jeff Diamant, *Senior Writer/Editor*
Rebecca Leppert, *Copy Editor*
Bill Webster, *Senior Information Graphics Designer*

#### Communications and Web Publishing

Achsah Callahan, *Communications Manager*
Justine Coleman, *Associate Digital Producer*
Andrew Grant, *Communications Associate*
Anna Schiller, *Associate Director, Communications*

In addition, Pew Research Center is grateful for many others who provided valuable advice and assistance on this project, including Rebecca Kielty and Brianna Vetter. Former Center staffer Sarah Austin also contributed to this report. We appreciate the following individuals for advising us on strategic outreach: Eugenia Mitchelstein, associate professor of communication at Universidad de San Andrés (Argentina), and Sebastián Lacunza, columnist at [elDiarioAR.com](http://eldiarioar.com/) (Argentina).

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