Tag: American church attendance
Dwindling Catholic population, call to vocations spell trouble for parishes —...
By Russell Shaw
OSV News
Noticing that some of his listeners were having trouble understanding his accented English, the African priest paused his homily, grinned at...
A ‘vibrant’ parish must meet the needs of the ‘whole’ family
My parish recently held a "townhall” event so parishioners could get a pulse on our church and have a chance to speak directly with...
Poll finds church membership continues downward trend in 21st century: ‘It...
CLEVELANDÂ -- While fewer than half of American adults responding to a recent poll said they are members of a church, synagogue or mosque,...
Opinion: Let’s find reasons many young people aren’t going to church
A group of people are sitting on the beach a couple of blocks from where a New Jersey parish in recent years built a...
New Pew survey looks at why Americans go or don’t go...
WASHINGTON (CNS) -- A Pew Research Center survey found that the main reason Americans attend worship services is to feel closer to God, but...