Posts Tagged ‘Catholic families’

Study examines Catholic families where children became Catholic adults

Monday, February 19th, 2024
Catholic families

A study of Catholic families has found just 15 percent of US adults who were raised Catholic remained practising Catholics, attending weekly Mass into adulthood. That’s the negative news. There’s better news though. It results from a new study that questions why some Catholics continue to practise their faith and attend weekly Masses. Data from Read more

Ministry to families must meet their real needs, pope says

Thursday, March 25th, 2021

If people are providing a ministry to families, they must make sure they actually know what the families need, Pope Francis says. The Catholic Church cannot claim to safeguard marriage and family life if it simply repeats its traditional teaching without supporting, encouraging and caring for real families. This is especially when families are struggling Read more