Pope says not laicizing priest guilty of abuse was a mistake; it will never happen again
- September 21, 2017
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Canadians think religion does more harm than good, latest poll says
- Catholic News Service, Global Church
- July 1, 2017
A new poll in Canada says about 51 percent of respondents agreed that “religion does more harm in the world than good.” That’s a seven-point increase from a similar survey in 2011. “That’s a significant shift,” said Sean Simpson, vice president of Ipsos Public Affairs.
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Is ‘pious lying’ behind poll results on educated Christians?
- Church in the US
- May 11, 2017
A survey by the Pew Forum recently found that while religious commitment generally tends to drop the more educated people become, Christians buck that trend. Some experts say that makes sense, while others wonder if there’s some ‘pious lying’ going on about matters such as attending church services among more educated Christians.
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Survey finds Jews, Catholics America’s most-liked religious groups
- Church in the US
- February 15, 2017
Despite a contentious U.S. election in which religion played a major role, as well as the continuing scourge of religious-inspired terrorism worldwide, a new survey finds that Americans have warming attitudes towards virtually all major religious groups in the country.
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On Roman posters, papal blowback, and parallels with Trump
- Analysis
- February 4, 2017
Q&A on the anti-Francis posters that appeared around Rome on Saturday, including whether it’s unprecedented (not really), whether opposition to Francis is greater than that of other recent popes (not so much), and if there’s any parallel in reaction to Francis and to Trump (maybe.)
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How Catholics will vote today basically impossible to predict
- Catholic News Agency, Church in the US
- November 7, 2016
“We just don’t have enough data to say anything very reliable this year,” cautioned Dr. Mark Gray of the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, which conducts social science research on the Catholic Church, at Georgetown University.
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Not so fast: Catholic votes may be shifting to Trump
- Church in the US
- November 3, 2016
Despite most surveys putting Clinton solidly ahead with Catholic voters, one top daily tracking poll is now showing Trump with a lead, often by double digits. As of Nov. 2, it had Trump ahead of Clinton among Catholics by 13 percentage points – 50 percent to 37 percent.
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Remains of over 300 individuals given burial in Michigan
- Christopher White
- September 21, 2017
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Meet the man who helped build the pope's brand on Twitter
- Inés San Martín
- September 21, 2017
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