October is the Month of the Holy Rosary, and Pope Leo XIV is calling Catholics to pray it daily for peace. From saints to modern believers, many are rediscovering the Rosary as a powerful path to hope, unity, and deeper faith in today’s world.
Pew Research
Almost Half of U.S. Adults Have Catholic Connection, but Mass Makes Significant Difference in Catholic Identity
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.
Pew: Christianity Up in Sub-Saharan Africa, Down Worldwide Due to Those Leaving the Faith
Sub-Saharan Africa has replaced Europe as the locus for the world’s Christians, due to both higher birthrates and Western Europe’s “widespread Christian disaffiliation” – with Christians declining as a share of the world’s population due to adherents leaving the faith, according to new research by the Pew Research Center.
Spiritual or Religious? Both? Pew Releases First Study on Topic
A new Pew Research study of spirituality looks at what people mean when they describe themselves as spiritual and how they distinguish it from being religious.