In the survey conducted online in early May and just published by the British Columbia-based Angus Reid Institute, 78 percent of all Canadians (including non-Catholics) gave the church a poor grade.
Demographics
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Two U.S. churches: One is closing down parishes, the other is standing-room only
While the church continues to shut down parishes in the Rust Belt, a new wave of immigrants is contributing to an urgent demand for more pews in the South and West.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Timeline: 110 years of statistics in America magazine
Over the past 110 years, the U.S. Catholic population has grown from 14.3 million to 68.5 million. There have been plenty of historical firsts and statistics of note along the way; here is a selection from the archives of America magazine.
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Can high-tech maps help the church and save the planet?
An American entrepreneur is teaching both the Vatican and local parishes about modern cartography—and how it can help responsible management of the church’s vast real estate portfolio.
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Latin American Catholics say ‘personal’ experiences boost evangelicals
In at least three Latin American countries, Catholics have become religious minorities.
Posted inPolitics & Society, Short Take
An attack on the integrity of the census is an attack on the voting rights of minorities
Including a question about citizenship status on the 2020 census will have a chilling effect on Latino participation, and that seems to be the whole point.
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Infographic: Generation groups and religion
Surveys suggest that younger Americans are turning away from religion, but they may not have been properly introduced to the church in the first place.
Posted inDispatches, Politics & Society
Americans aren’t moving around as much as they used to—and it’s worrying some economists
A record low moving rate may be worsening inequality in the United States.
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Diversity, leaky roofs and aging priests: Inside the changing U.S. Catholic Church
Diversity brings opportunity, but leaky roofs and aging priests bring challenges to American parishes.
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The U.S. abortion rate is at its lowest point since Roe v. Wade
The percentage of pregnancies ending in abortion is down to 18.8 percent, a decline of nearly two-fifths below is 1983 peak of 30.3 percent.