Articles on this issue "surveys and research studies"
Clergy, religious and lay Catholic experts say the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute’s recently conducted survey about the Church is simply misleading. The poll, released Friday, found …
read moreJust a week after Benedict XVI's resignation, a new Knights of Columbus-Marist poll finds that American Catholics give high marks to the Pope Emeritus. More than three quarters of Catholics …
read moreJohn Paul II says that the study of the history of civilizations fosters peace and fraternity between peoples. The Pope expressed this in the letter sent to Monsignor Walter Brandmuller, …
read moreBy Delia Gallagher A Vatican study on sex abuse that was released just a few days before the reports of the U.S. bishops' conference, merits a closer look. Among the expert opinions, it …
read moreJohn Paul II appealed to universities, academies and centers of higher studies to do everything possible so that no ideology interrupts the dialogue between faith and reason. The Pope made his …
read moreThe Dominican House of Studies has been making a special effort for five years to make All Hallow's Eve, well, more hallowed. Instead of trick-or-treating (or worse, bar-hopping) on Halloween, …
read moreThe Lateran University has inaugurated the "Karol Wojtyla Chair" in honor of the Pope's thought. As part of the university's John Paul II Pontifical Institute for the Study of Marriage and the …
read moreA study by an evangelical Christian organization shows new -- and for some, troublesome -- trends in how people encounter Christianity through the media. The Washington Times reported that the …
read moreEighty bishops and national directors of catechesis are meeting in Rome this week to reflect on "Priests and Catechesis in Europe," in the context of the profound transformation undergone in …
read moreCatholic colleges and universities, particularly in the United States, continue to struggle with the question of their identity, especially since the publication of the apostolic constitution …
read moreThe president of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity says the state of ecumenism is "ambiguous." "On one hand, much has been attained; there is emphasis on seeing what unites …
read moreA new institute in Rome is designed to focus on the true identity of woman and her specific capacity to humanize culture and society. The Institute of Higher Studies on Woman (ISSD) was …
read moreA new decree issued by the Vatican Congregation for Catholic Education extends by a year the course of study required for a licentiate in canon law. Beginning in the academic year 2003-2004, …
read moreJohn Paul II called for more profound theological studies and further research on the Virgin Mary. The Pope made his request when he met today with participants in the seventh public session …
read moreThe Franciscan order is urging friars to follow the Word of God humbly -- but without neglecting their studies. In a letter sent to friars for the feast of St. Francis of Assisi last Friday, …
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