Like Americans overall, Catholics vary in their abortion views, with regular Mass attenders most opposed
About three-quarters of U.S. Catholics (76%) say abortion should be illegal in some cases but legal in others.
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About three-quarters of U.S. Catholics (76%) say abortion should be illegal in some cases but legal in others.
While Biden’s rating is still low among White Christians, positive ratings also fell among Black Protestants and the religiously unaffiliated.
Highly religious Americans are much more likely to see society in those terms, while nonreligious people tend to see more ambiguity.
Among White Americans, worship service attendance remains highly correlated with presidential vote choice.
In Brazil – home to the world’s largest Catholic population – a majority of Catholics are in favor of allowing priests to marry.
67% of U.S. Catholics say Joe Biden should be allowed to receive Communion during Mass, while 29% say he should not be allowed to do this.
Half of all U.S. adults think evangelical Christians will lose influence in Washington under President Joe Biden’s new administration.
A new analysis of survey data finds that there has been no large-scale departure from evangelicalism among White Americans.
Although Catholicism has long been one of the largest U.S. religious groups, John F. Kennedy and Joe Biden are the only Catholic presidents.
Six-in-ten black adults say it is important for houses of worship to address “political topics such as immigration and race relations.”
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