American Catholics Archives

Poll finds that on anti-Christian persecution, U.S. Catholics now get it

Mar 18, 2021

According to the most recent survey by Aid to the Church in Need, when it comes to American Catholic attitudes about anti-persecution around the world, Catholics in the US now appreciate there’s a severe persecution of Christians around the world, even if they still come up a little short on the fine points.

By John L. Allen Jr.

‘Faithful Citizenship’ reminder: Gospel cannot be parsed in partisan terms

Aug 19, 2020

The U.S. bishops’ quadrennial document on political responsibility is rooted in the Catholic Church’s long-standing moral tradition that upholds human dignity and the common good of all, Archbishop Paul S. Coakley of Oklahoma City said.

By Dennis Sadowski

Dreams of shutting down lazy talk about “the people” and “the base”

Jul 12, 2020

If I were Pope for a day, I’d commission one of the most reliable polling institutes in the world to conduct regular surveys of the global Catholic population on all the issues of importance in Catholic life.

By John L. Allen Jr.

Democrats support Pope Francis more than Republicans, new poll finds

Apr 3, 2020

Pope Francis enjoys more support from Catholic Democrats than he does Republicans according to new polling.

By Christopher White

Poll finds American Catholics don’t look to clergy on politics

Nov 15, 2019

A new survey from the PEW Research Center has found that not only do most Americans believe religion and politics shouldn’t mingle, but Catholics in particular emerged as less likely than other U.S. Christian churches to trust their clergy on hot-button issues such as abortion.

By Elise Harris

Latest Pew survey a case of good-news, bad-news for American religious leaders

Sep 19, 2019

Results from the latest Pew Research survey on how much trust Americans have in those holding positions of power and responsibility offer both good and bad news for religious leaders, particularly those of the Christian faith.

By Elise Harris

After 100 years, US Catholicism still bears the stamp of World War I

Nov 11, 2018

World War I had an enormous and lasting effect on Catholics in the U.S.

By Kevin J. Jones

Study says more than half of young U.S. Catholics are Hispanic/Latino

Nov 17, 2016

A new study from the U.S. bishops found that three-quarters of those U.S. Catholics born before Vatican II are non-Hispanic white Catholics. And more than half, 54 percent, of what it calls the millennial-generation Catholics (born 1982 or later) are Hispanic or Latino.

By Rhina Guidos