“If these converts are impressed by Pope Leo XIV and his leadership, they just might stay for the long haul.”
Catholic Identity
Posted inDispatches
In secularizing Ireland, most parents still support their local Catholic schools
Why might a society that has so consistently sought to distance itself from Catholic influence at the polling booth remain hesitant about abandoning ecclesial patronage over the classroom?
Posted inFaith in Focus
What I learned from a season of loss—on the court and off
After many struggles, I am no longer sure that the final record is the most essential thing.
Posted inShort Take
Unpacking the data behind the ‘Catholic revival’
Is the U.S. Catholic Church seeing a sustained upswing—or merely a return to the pre-pandemic norm?
Posted inNews
Benedictine abbot warns of Holy Land becoming ‘Christian Disneyland’
The abbot of Dormition Abbey on Mount Zion fears that the “Holy Land could become a kind of ‘Christian Disneyland’” where holy places, monks and priests remain while there “may be no Christian families, no young Christians, no ordinary Christian life.”
Posted inNews
Pew: In US and other countries, Catholicism loses more members than it gains
A new analysis from Pew Research Center has found that Catholicism has lost more members than it has gained in most of the 24 countries surveyed, while Protestantism has seen net gains in several nations, especially Latin America.
Posted inMusic
Rock and roll’s roots in Christian worship
For Craig Finn of the Hold Steady, the distance from the mosh pit to the pews is not as great as some people might imagine.
Posted inPodcasts
Does the Gen-Z religious revival live up to the hype?
This week on “Jesuitical,” what the numbers actually tell us about the Gen-Z religious revival, with religion stats and graphs guru Ryan Burge
Posted inNews
Gallup: Young men are an ‘emerging exception’ among ‘low ebb’ of religiosity in US
An increasing number of the nation’s young men say religion is “very important” in their lives, marking a return to levels seen 25 years ago, and edging them ahead of young women on the issue.
Posted inFeatures
Is the Catholic Church ready for a new wave of converts?
A remarkable thing has been happening in the Catholic Church in the United States over the past few years: growth.