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May 25, 2018

Young Adults Prize Values In Where They Work, Worship

The Catholic Church has a clear opportunity to attract and keep young adults, judging from a study of what millennials want most from their workplace. It’s a […]

May 17, 2018

Church or No Church, Young Adults Living Gospel Values

Katie Hayes has learned a few things from nearly two decades spent ministering with young people. • Don’t underestimate the goodness in young adults. • Listen […]

March 26, 2018

Australian church outpaces US in evangelizing millennials, says study coauthor

March 23, 2018 By Emilie Ng CHURCH leaders in Australia are ahead of those in the United States when it comes to finding new ways of […]

February 8, 2018

Church Must Become a Better Listener

One of my mom’s many fond recollections of my dad, who died 23 years ago, is the patience he always showed with us kids. An […]

January 26, 2018

Young Adults Are Leaving Catholic Church: Study Explores Why

A two-year national study explores why young adults are leaving the Catholic Church. Saint Mary’s Press released results of the study, Going, Going, Gone: The Dynamics of […]

January 12, 2018

Report Examining Disaffiliation in Young Catholics Released

BALTIMORE (January 17, 2018) – Saint Mary’s Press Catholic Research Group and The Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate at Georgetown University (CARA) have unveiled […]

January 5, 2018

Church Called to Listen to Young People [Interview with John Vitek]

John Vitek is president and CEO of Saint Mary’s Press and coauthor of the study Going, Going, Gone: The Dynamics of Disaffiliation in Youth Catholics. The […]