Catholic Church in the United States information

Catholic Church in the United States
; Catholic Church in the United States;
	Basilica of the National Shrine of the Immaculate Conception in Washington, D.C.
Type	National polity
Classification	Catholic
Orientation	Mainly Latin, with minority Eastern
Scripture	Bible
Theology	Catholic theology
Polity	Episcopal
Governance	United States Conference of Catholic Bishops
Pope	Francis
USCCB President	Timothy Broglio
Prerogative of Place	William E. Lori
Apostolic Nuncio	Christophe Pierre
Region	United States and other territories of the United States, excluding Puerto Rico.
Language	English, Spanish, French, Latin
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Congregations	16,429 (2022)
Members	72,000,000+ (2020)
Official website	usccb.org

With 23 percent of the United States' population as of 2018^[update], the Catholic Church is the country's second-largest religious grouping after Protestantism, and the country's largest single church or Christian denomination where Protestantism is divided into separate denominations.^[3] In a 2020 Gallup poll, 25% of Americans said they were Catholic.^[4] The United States has the fourth-largest Catholic population in the world, after Brazil, Mexico, and the Philippines.^[5]

Catholicism has had a significant cultural, social, and political impact on the United States, with the religion being long associated with the Democratic Party and left-wing political movements.^[6] Anti-Catholicism was the policy for the English who first settled the New England colonies, and it persisted in the face of warfare with the French in New France. The American Revolution and classical liberalism restored religious freedom for Catholics. The 1840s saw Catholics began to identify with the Democrats against the conservative and evangelical-influenced Whigs.^[7] This continued into the 20th century, where Catholics formed a core part of the New Deal Coalition. Since the 1970s, these ties have weakened, with Catholics often being regarded as swing voters. Two Catholics have been President of the United States: Democratic presidents John F. Kennedy (1961–1963) and Joe Biden (2021–present). While contradicting certain teachings of the church, surveys have repeatedly indicated that laity are more culturally liberal than the median voter,^[8] including on abortion rights^[9] and same-sex marriage.^[9]

Catholics are also the most likely of Christians in the United States to support the morality of casual sex.^[10] Institutional leadership tends to lean more traditionalist.^[9]^[11]

^ "CENTER FOR APPLIED RESEARCH IN THE APOSTOLATE (CARA), Georgetown University > Frequently Requested Church Statistics > Parishes". cara.georgetown.edu/frequently-requested-church-statistics/. Archived from the original on May 8, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2017.
^ "Black Catholics seek worship spaces free of racism". Diocese of Raleigh. March 28, 2022. Archived from the original on August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
^ "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved September 27, 2018.
^ Brenan, Megan (March 29, 2021). "Religiosity Largely Unaffected by Events of 2020 in U.S." Gallup.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.
^ "Catholic Data, Catholic Statistics, Catholic Research". cara.georgetown.edu. Archived from the original on January 20, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2013.
^ Kinder, Donald; Dale-Riddle, Allison (2012). "Religion as a short-term force in 1960". The End of Race? Obama, 2008, and Racial Politics in America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300183597.
^ Richard Carwardine, Evangelicals and Politics in Antebellum America (1993) pp. 89, 106–7.
^ Goodstein, Laurie; Thee-Brenan, Megan (March 5, 2013). "U.S. Catholics in Poll See a Church Out of Touch". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on August 1, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
^ ^a ^b ^c Crary, David (June 3, 2022). "AP-NORC poll details rift between lay Catholics and bishops". AP News. Archived from the original on November 24, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
^ Diamant, Jeff (August 31, 2020). "Half of U.S. Christians say casual sex between consenting adults is sometimes or always acceptable". Pew Research Center. Archived from the original on October 18, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.
^ Arnett, George (September 22, 2015). "How big is the impact of Catholicism on public life in the US?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

[cara.georgetown.edu-1] "CENTER FOR APPLIED RESEARCH IN THE APOSTOLATE (CARA), Georgetown University > Frequently Requested Church Statistics > Parishes". cara.georgetown.edu/frequently-requested-church-statistics/. Archived from the original on May 8, 2019. Retrieved March 17, 2017.

[Diocese_of_Raleigh_2022_l081-2] "Black Catholics seek worship spaces free of racism". Diocese of Raleigh. March 28, 2022. Archived from the original on August 7, 2023. Retrieved August 7, 2023.

[3] "The World Factbook — Central Intelligence Agency". www.cia.gov. Archived from the original on June 13, 2007. Retrieved September 27, 2018.

[4] Brenan, Megan (March 29, 2021). "Religiosity Largely Unaffected by Events of 2020 in U.S." Gallup.com. Archived from the original on June 5, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2022.

[5] "Catholic Data, Catholic Statistics, Catholic Research". cara.georgetown.edu. Archived from the original on January 20, 2016. Retrieved August 20, 2013.

[Kinder2012-6] Kinder, Donald; Dale-Riddle, Allison (2012). "Religion as a short-term force in 1960". The End of Race? Obama, 2008, and Racial Politics in America. Yale University Press. ISBN 9780300183597.

[:4-7] Richard Carwardine, Evangelicals and Politics in Antebellum America (1993) pp. 89, 106–7.

[Goldstein2013-8] Goodstein, Laurie; Thee-Brenan, Megan (March 5, 2013). "U.S. Catholics in Poll See a Church Out of Touch". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on August 1, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.

[Crary2023-9] Crary, David (June 3, 2022). "AP-NORC poll details rift between lay Catholics and bishops". AP News. Archived from the original on November 24, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.

[Diamant2020-10] Diamant, Jeff (August 31, 2020). "Half of U.S. Christians say casual sex between consenting adults is sometimes or always acceptable". Pew Research Center. Archived from the original on October 18, 2023. Retrieved October 7, 2023.

[:5-11] Arnett, George (September 22, 2015). "How big is the impact of Catholicism on public life in the US?". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Archived from the original on December 7, 2023. Retrieved December 6, 2023.

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