Two-thirds of U.S. Catholics unaware of pope’s new restrictions on traditional Latin Mass
Weekly Mass-goers and Catholic Republicans express higher levels of disapproval of the pope’s new restrictions.
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Weekly Mass-goers and Catholic Republicans express higher levels of disapproval of the pope’s new restrictions.
Catholics are one of the largest religious groups in the United States, outnumbering any single Protestant denomination.
Most say Francis represents change in the church. And many say the church should allow priests to marry and let Catholics use birth control.
Large numbers of Americans in many different religious groups express concern about fewer people getting married.
Most registered voters who are White Christians would vote for Republican Donald Trump over Democrat Joe Biden if the 2024 presidential election were held today.
Among religious groups, White evangelical Protestants continue to have the most positive opinion of Trump.
About three-quarters of U.S. Catholics (76%) say abortion should be illegal in some cases but legal in others.
Self-identified Christians make up 63% of the U.S. population in 2021, down from 75% a decade ago.
America’s religious groups are deeply divided about Joe Biden’s performance so far, just as they were about Donald Trump throughout his term.
A new analysis of survey data finds that there has been no large-scale departure from evangelicalism among White Americans.
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