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Half of new priests ordained in US this year will be 31 years old or younger

April 17, 2024

Half of the men scheduled to be ordained as priests in the United States in 2024 are 31 years old or younger, according to the latest research from the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University. The Secretariat of Clergy, Consecrated Life and Vocations of the United States Conference of Catholic

Study parses what US Catholics think about Pope’s views on climate change

March 27, 2024

A new study from the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) looks at the differing views of US Catholics on the environmental issues raised by Pope Francis, and specially addresses their views on what has come to be known as “climate justice”. Climate justice is an approach to environmental action that focuses on

Poll: half of Catholics in US do not realise the Church is online

October 14, 2013

Poll suggests only 13 per cent of weekly Mass-goers in America read Catholic blogs

Morning Catholic must-reads: 04/06/13

June 04, 2013

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Morning Catholic must-reads: 11/10/12

October 11, 2012

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Benedict XVI’s talks more advanced than Obama’s, research finds

January 26, 2012

A reading age of 16 is required to understand the Pope's addresses, according to a linguistic test

Morning Catholic must-reads: 03/05/11

May 03, 2011

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