US EditionHow Many US Adults Have Connections to Catholicism? What New Survey Finds
- Pew Research Center released on June 16, 2025, findings from a national survey assessing U.S. adults' connections to Catholicism.
- The findings derive mainly from a Feb. 3-9, 2025 survey of 9,544 adults, including 1,787 Catholics, exploring religious practices and identity.
- The report shows 20% of U.S. adults identify as Catholic, 9% as cultural Catholics, and 9% as former Catholics, with differences in observance and beliefs.
- Notably, 50% of Catholics pray daily, 28% attend Mass weekly, 23% confess yearly, and 62% view clerical abuse as an ongoing issue, down from 69% in 2019.
- The survey indicates that Hispanic Catholics now represent 36% of U.S. Catholics, participate more in devotional practices, and that conversion often follows marriage.
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Almost Half of U.S. Adults Have Catholic Connection, but Mass Makes Significant Difference in Catholic Identity
A young woman prays at Holy Name Cathedral in Chicago May 8, 2025. The Pew Research Center released a June 16, 2025, analysis of U.S. Catholic life. (Photo: OSV News/Vincent Alban, Reuters) by Gina Christian (OSV News) – Close to half of the nation’s adults have a personal or family connection to Catholicism, but Mass attendance makes for significant differences in what Catholics say is essential to their identity. In addition, the share of U.S…
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The StateHow many US adults have connections to Catholicism? What new survey finds
Catholics make up one of the largest religious groups in the United States — more than any Protestant denomination — and many who don’t identify with the faith still said they have a personal or family connection to it, according to a new survey. Read more...
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Almost half of U.S. adults have Catholic connection, but Mass makes significant difference in Catholic identity
(OSV News) — Close to half of the nation’s adults have a personal or family connection to Catholicism, but Mass attendance makes for significant differences in what Catholics say is essential to their identity. In addition, the share of U.S. Catholics who are Hispanic is growing, a significant number of conversions to the faith are prompted by marriage, and clerical abuse — though still widely perceived as an ongoing issue — is more broadly view…
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