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Mark M. Gray is a senior research associate at the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate and director of CARA Catholic Polls.
A Border Patrol agent leads a group of migrants seeking asylum toward a van to be transported and processed on June 5, 2024, near Dulzura, Calif. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull)
Politics & SocietyShort Take
Mark M. Gray
Most adult Catholics in the United States say the church informs their opinions about immigration at least “somewhat,” but only 19 percent say it informs their opinions “very much.”
President Joe Biden waves as he leaves Holy Trinity Catholic Church in Washington after Mass on April 10. (CNS photo/Erin Scott, Reuters)
Politics & SocietyDispatches
Mark M. GrayThomas P. Gaunt
The results of our survey reveal that many divisions within the church run along political lines.
FaithDispatches
Mark M. GrayThomas P. Gaunt
America asked the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University to survey Catholics nationwide about their understanding of the sexual abuse crisis, its emotional impact and how it has affected their faith.
A cameraman films Father Kevin Kennedy at the altar at St. Gabriel Catholic Church in Washington, D.C., on July 11, for a live-streamed Mass. (CNS photo/Tyler Orsburn)
FaithDispatches
Mark M. Gray
The Covid-19 pandemic may have long-term effects on Mass attendance, writes Mark M. Gray, detailing the results of a new CARA survey, with many young people hesitant to return to the pews.
Mariana Hernandez prays during a prayer service for repentance and healing for clergy sexual abuse which included prayers for victims, abusers and the church, Aug. 22 at Our Lady of the Brook in Northbrook, Ill. (CNS photo/Karen Callaway, Chicago Catholic)
FaithDispatches
Mark M. Gray
The most common decade of birth for alleged abusers was the 1930s, and the most common decade of ordination was the 1960s. This profile has not changed since the sexual abuse crisis made headlines in 2002.
EspañolAmerica en Espanol
Mark M. GrayMary L. Gautier
Las mujeres católicas podrían ser parte de una ola de votación por el Partido Demócrata en 2018. Están listas para recibir diaconisas.
FaithDispatches
Mark M. GrayMary L. Gautier
Catholic women may be part of a Democratic voting wave in 2018. They are ready to welcome women deacons.
Mark M. Gray
What does the typical American Catholic look like? Surveys conducted by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate tell us she is a 48-year-old, non-Hispanic white, married woman with a Catholic spouse. She is of the post-Vatican II generation (born between 1961 and 1981). Born in 1968, she i
Mark M. GrayJoseph Claude Harris
Is the Pew Report right about the exodus of Catholics from the church?