Mark Gray

Catholic families: strong on prayer, weak on sacraments

By Cathy Lynn Grossman — July 10, 2015
(RNS) They skip sacraments, and Mass, too, but a new survey of Catholic parents finds some encouraging nuggets: “They still have a relationship with God and pray for their family.”

Losing their religion: More women join the unspiritual set 

By Cathy Lynn Grossman — February 20, 2015
(RNS) Women increasingly show signs of joining men in letting go of that soulful search for meaning. Who's got time?

Baptism rates slide despite high-profile boosts

By Cathy Lynn Grossman — October 22, 2013
(RNS) Baptism rates are in steady decline for U.S. Catholics, Southern Baptists and others. Will high profile attention to the ritual from the Archbishop of Canterbury to the pope inspire a change?

Will Biden-Ryan debate be a ‘Catholic smackdown’?

By David Gibson and Daniel Burke — October 10, 2012

(RNS) When Joe Biden and Paul Ryan face off in the vice-presidential debate on Thursday, it will mark the first showdown of its kind between Catholics on the major party tickets. By Daniel Burke and David Gibson.

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