Catholicism is one of the largest religious groups in the U.S., and many people who don’t identify with the faith still say they have a relationship to it, according to the survey.

Though 1 in 5 Americans identify as Catholic, a Pew report shows nearly half have a personal connection to the faith.

About three-in-ten are “cultural” or former Catholics, or have other ties to the faith, according to Pew Research Center. Read about these groups and why some say they left the religion.

Nearly half of U.S. adults are connected to Catholicism, according to Pew Research Center. Read about going to Mass, Communion, confession and more.

(RNS) — While reporting relatively low levels of attendance at Mass, almost half of US adults (47%) say they have a personal or family relationship to Catholicism, a new Pew Research Center ...

Even the initial story about the FBI targeting Catholics for suspicion and surveillance was bad enough. In December 2023, the House Judiciary Committee ...

The numbers may spell trouble to Brazil's leftist President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, whose Workers Party has historically struggled to gain ground among evangelicals.

The Supreme Court reversed a Wisconsin ruling that a Catholic charity group was not entitled to tax relief because its operations were not primarily religious.

COMMENTARY: Not since 1808 when Bishop John Carroll was the bishop of Baltimore — then the only diocese in the United States — has the Catholic Church in our country had a clear national leader.

Discover how Pope Leo XIV, the first American Pope, is inspiring Catholics and fostering growth in faith through relatability and new leadership.

Friar Bartholomew Hutcherson argues that the new Pope Leo XIV will offer the Catholic Church the best American Catholicism has to offer.

Is Catholicism ‘Cool’ Now? Pope Leo XIV greets people as he arrives for his first general audience in St. Peter's Square, at the Vatican, May 21, 2025. (Guglielmo Mangiapane/Reuters) ...