Surveys Archives

First-person accounts illustrate CARA report on what inspires vocations

Mar 6, 2021

A new report on vocations to men’s and women’s religious orders from the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate is filled with facts that can help everyone from pastors to formation directors foster more vocations.

By Mark Pattison

Bible reading boosts mental well-being among Christians, UK survey says

Mar 2, 2021

Reading the Bible has had a positive effect on people’s “mental well-being” during the pandemic, according to a Christian Research survey conducted in the United Kingdom.

By Carol Glatz

Study shows younger people lack faith in religious institutions

Feb 17, 2021

Young people have an “unbundled” religious sensibility, meaning they are gathering up aspects of their religious lives from various sources, rather than one bundled up, complete source.

By Charles C. Camosy

Most UK Catholics say they will return to in-person services after pandemic

Sep 9, 2020

A new survey shows the vast majority of Catholics in the UK supported the decision to close church buildings during the COVID-19 lockdown, but worshipers are eager to return to in-person Masses.

By Charles Collins

New study shows Americans have complicated views on abortion

Jul 25, 2020

A new survey of U.S. opinions on abortion has offered surprising results.

By Charles C. Camosy

Study shows young adults leaving church start down that path at age 13

Dec 12, 2018

To find Catholics who have left the church, start looking at the faces in the pews, according to a recent report.

By Nicholas Wolfram Smith

New survey documents how people deal with grief at Christmas

Dec 11, 2018

For most people, Christmas is a joyous time for family and friends; but this joy can turn to grief when those family and friends have died.

By Charles Collins

Survey finds Scotland is more secular, but Catholics are keeping faith

Aug 14, 2018

Most people in Scotland consider themselves to be non-religious and increasing numbers of people raised as Christian are leaving the faith, according to the results of a survey published on Tuesday.

By Charles Collins