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 ...

(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 ...

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 ...

"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 ...

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 ...