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A recent Associated Press article reported on the growing number of conservative traditions in the Catholic church and what that means for liberal congregants. It highlighted a list of changes to Wisconsin-based St. Maria Goretti as a microcosm of the growing conservative majority within the Catholic church. “We want this ethereal experience that is different…

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A recent Gallup poll revealed an alarming decline of Americans attending religious services, with 21 percent of Americans attending services weekly. Altogether, 30 percent of Americans attended religious services in some capacity from 2021-2023, down 12 points from 42 percent from 2000 to 2003. However, another recent study is showing that those weekly attendance numbers…

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A small Christian club in San Francisco is vowing to continue its legal fight after a judge ruled that a 28-foot cross on disputed property must be removed. According to a legal complaint, the battle for the Albany Lions Club has been years in the making, when a group called the “East Bay Atheists” claimed…

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A new survey by the Survey Center on American Life has revealed that Gen Z women are leaving the church at higher numbers than men, a shift from the historical norm of men leaving at higher numbers. Amongst Baby Boomers, 57 percent of those who have left organized religion are men, while 43 percent are…

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A recent Gallup poll has shown that less Americans are attending religious services than ever before. The poll came from aggregated data through phone surveys from 2021, 2022, and 2023. The data was gathered from 32,000 U.S. adults, with at least 200 respondents in each religion. Twenty-one percent of Americans stated they attend religious services…

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