Catholics are becoming some of Christian nationalism’s most muscular champions. Most prominently, Republican vice presidential nominee J.D. Vance is a recent Catholic convert tied to Catholic ...

When Catholics talk about "one-issue voters," no one has to explain what the one issue is. Opposition to legalized abortion is the church's "preeminent" issue, according to the U.S. bishops' ...

(RNS) — With the 2024 presidential election predicted to be very close, American Catholics could be the deciding voters in the election. Catholics are a significant voting bloc, almost evenly divided ...

Empty pews are seen in a file photo at St. Gabriel Catholic Church in Washington. A new study from Pew Research Center released Dec. 15, 2025, looks at the various reasons why Americans, including ...

"Nun" was pretty low on the list of Sister Barbara's early career options. "I certainly did not intend to become a sister," she says recently, standing outside her modest Missouri apartment in jeans ...

This chapter exclusively explores views and experiences among U.S. Catholics (i.e., the 20% of U.S. adults who say they are Catholic when asked about their present religion). Many Americans who are ...

For example, 61 percent of Catholics who attend Mass every Sunday said that abortion should be illegal in all or most circumstances. As the life of every Saint testifies, prayer is a crucial part of ...

Pope Francis’ popularity dropped in the United States a few years ago amid a sex abuse crisis in the U.S. Catholic Church. But Americans’ opinions of the pontiff have since rebounded, and between ...