New study shows changes in the U.S. Catholic Church over past 50 years cruxnow.com
In the last 50 years, the Catholic Church in the United States has seen a lot of changes. Parish schools have grown smaller, fewer men are becoming priests, and church attendance has dropped.
A new study has looked at these changes, and how they have affected Catholics in the country.
FutureChurch (FC) commissioned the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) to conduct this study to explore parish, ecclesial, and socioeconomic characteristics in 11 dioceses between 1970 and 2020.
CARA, affiliated with Georgetown University, is the leading institute conducting social scientific studies about the Catholic Church…
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