If trends of the past 30 years continue for the next 50, Christianity will lose its majority status in the United States by 2070, according to a new demographic study by the Pew Research Center.
Demographics
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Study: Black U.S. Catholics are the most likely to leave the church. Why?
While Catholics generally are prone to religious switching, Black Catholics have the highest rates. Only 54 percent of U.S. Black Catholics who were raised in the faith remain so as adults.
Posted inFaith, Speeches
Pope Francis: Adoption is among the highest forms of love. St. Joseph knew this.
“It is a risk, yes: having a child is always a risk, either naturally or by adoption,” Pope Francis said. ”But it is riskier not to have them.”
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Archdiocese of Cincinnati to reduce 208 parishes to 57 ‘families of parishes’
The plan could result in the possible shutdown of churches and schools as the archdiocese responds to a decline in the number of priests and a shift in parishioners.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Pope Francis is worried about population decline. The U.S. will need more pro-family and pro-immigrant policies to continue to grow.
In April the Census Bureau estimated that from 2010 to 2020, the U.S. population grew at the slowest rate since the 1930s and at the second-slowest rate in the nation’s history.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
Catholics must work to build a society that actually supports families
A more welcoming society for babies, children and families must work on many levels. Catholics should be leading that charge.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Trump policies and Covid-19 could lead to undercounting the Latino community in U.S. census
The Covid-19 pandemic and skepticism of the federal government are forcing Latino leaders to get creative in promoting this year’s census, reports J.D. Long-García.
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Who counts? The 2020 census faces a tough recovery from Covid-19.
The U.S. census has long had trouble counting groups like young children, reports Kevin Clarke, and the coronavirus is likely to throw the accuracy of the data into deeper doubt.
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Pew report: Older U.S. Christians being quickly replaced by young ‘nones’
The United States is steadily becoming less Christian and the number of people with no religion is rising.
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As ranks of voting seniors increase, poverty persists among U.S. children
Children are consistently the poorest age group in the United States, writes Robert David Sullivan. But will they be heard in Washington as they become outnumbered by people over 65?