This Pew Research Center analysis looks at reasons why people identify as Catholic or switch out of Catholicism. It is part of a broader report that focuses on patterns in religious switching in the ...

Empty pews are seen in a file photo at St. Gabriel Catholic Church in Washington. A new study from Pew Research Center released Dec. 15, 2025, looks at the various reasons why Americans, including ...

Americans who leave their childhood religion typically do so by the age of 30, with just under half saying they stopped believing their former religion's teachings. For Catholics, retention rates tend ...