The Catholic Register Wed, 22 Jan 2025 23:56:01 -0500 Website design by Concerto Designs concertodesigns.ca en-gb Pew: Only 1 in 3 Catholic parents say it's 'very important' children share parents' religious beliefs /home/international/item/35270-pew-only-1-in-3-catholic-parents-say-it-s-very-important-children-share-parents-religious-beliefs /home/international/item/35270-pew-only-1-in-3-catholic-parents-say-it-s-very-important-children-share-parents-religious-beliefs

Catholic experts are expressing concern after a recent Pew Research Center survey found that only 35% of U.S. Catholic parents say that it is extremely or very important to them that their children grow up to hold similar religious beliefs.

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International Fri, 17 Feb 2023 09:08:42 -0500
Surveys point to bigger role of faith in crisis /item/31467-surveys-point-to-bigger-role-of-faith-in-crisis /item/31467-surveys-point-to-bigger-role-of-faith-in-crisis

Canadians of faith are turning towards God more often to help them get through the uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to an Angus Reid survey.

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Canada Sat, 18 Apr 2020 10:19:25 -0400
Catholics closely 'mirror' rest of U.S. population in support for abortion, survey finds /home/international/item/30047-catholics-closely-mirror-rest-of-u-s-population-in-support-for-abortion-survey-finds /home/international/item/30047-catholics-closely-mirror-rest-of-u-s-population-in-support-for-abortion-survey-finds

WASHINGTON -- While a survey of more than 54,000 Americans showed little change in their attitudes between 2014 and 2018 on the legality of abortion, researchers detected movement in many demographic groups, Catholics included.

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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Tue, 13 Aug 2019 10:33:28 -0400
St. MikeöÏÓãÊÓƵapp survey takes aim at school culture /item/29480-st-mike-s-survey-takes-aim-at-school-culture /item/29480-st-mike-s-survey-takes-aim-at-school-culture

In late April, as six expelled students from St. MichaelöÏÓãÊÓƵapp College School facing sex assault charges had their court case put over until June, the private boys’ school in midtown Toronto was in the process of collecting responses to a survey as part of its respect and culture review.

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mickeyc@catholicregister.org (Mickey Conlon, The Catholic Register) Canada Sat, 11 May 2019 14:00:26 -0400
Charles Lewis: Religion surveys don’t tell the whole story /opinion/columnists/item/29466-charles-lewis-religion-surveys-don-t-tell-the-whole-story /opinion/columnists/item/29466-charles-lewis-religion-surveys-don-t-tell-the-whole-story

To read statistical surveys of religion in Canada and the United States is to believe organized religion is imploding. 

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clewis@catholicregister.org (Charles Lewis) Charles Lewis Thu, 09 May 2019 14:00:06 -0400
Robert Kinghorn: Numbers can’t measure the blessings of street /opinion/columnists/item/29288-robert-kinghorn-numbers-can-t-measure-the-blessings-of-street /opinion/columnists/item/29288-robert-kinghorn-numbers-can-t-measure-the-blessings-of-street

ThereöÏÓãÊÓƵapp a saying statisticians love to trot out when questioned on the value of their surveys. “You are what you measure.â€

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robert.kinghorn@ekinghorn.com (Robert Kinghorn) Robert Kinghorn Thu, 04 Apr 2019 15:07:04 -0400
Opinion: The surveys say … yes, faith has future in Canada /opinion/columnists/item/24923-opinion-the-surveys-say-yes-faith-has-future-in-canada /opinion/columnists/item/24923-opinion-the-surveys-say-yes-faith-has-future-in-canada

Data from two major polling firms show Canadians are nowhere close to the caricature of faith-hostile atheists that we’ve been led to believe characterize us.

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peterstockland@catholicregister.org (Peter Stockland) Peter Stockland Thu, 20 Apr 2017 04:57:00 -0400
National survey on vocations is the first of its kind /item/24613-national-survey-on-vocations-is-the-first-of-its-kind /item/24613-national-survey-on-vocations-is-the-first-of-its-kind

The National Association of Vocation and Formation Directors (NAVFD) is launching a national survey that has never been done before in Canada.

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jean.kodin@catholicregister.org (Jean Ko Din, The Catholic Register) Canada Fri, 17 Mar 2017 05:00:00 -0400
Pope Francis’ approval ratings fall in U.S. /home/international/item/20624-pope-francis-approval-ratings-fall-in-u-s /home/international/item/20624-pope-francis-approval-ratings-fall-in-u-s

Growing conservative disaffection with Pope Francis appears to be taking a toll on his once teflon-grade popularity in the United States, with a new Gallup poll showing the pontifföÏÓãÊÓƵapp favourability rating among all Americans dropping to 59 per cent from a 76-per-cent peak early last year.

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International Wed, 22 Jul 2015 10:30:00 -0400
Church must remain vigilant in addressing abuse, USCCB president says /home/international/item/20096-church-must-remain-vigilant-in-addressing-abuse-usccb-president-says /home/international/item/20096-church-must-remain-vigilant-in-addressing-abuse-usccb-president-says

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Catholic Church spent a total of $150.7 million on child protection efforts and to address allegations of clergy sexual abuse of minors in dioceses and religious orders between July 2013 and June 2014.

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cns@catholicregister.org (Catholic News Service) International Wed, 22 Apr 2015 09:00:00 -0400