{"id":2434590,"date":"2025-05-14T12:42:01","date_gmt":"2025-05-14T16:42:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/catholicism-growing-most-notably-in-border-states-southern-us-washington-examiner\/"},"modified":"2025-05-14T12:42:44","modified_gmt":"2025-05-14T16:42:44","slug":"catholicism-growing-most-notably-in-border-states-southern-us-washington-examiner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/catholicism-growing-most-notably-in-border-states-southern-us-washington-examiner\/","title":{"rendered":"Catholicism growing most notably in border states, Southern US &#8211; Washington Examiner"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcatholicism-growing-most-notably-in-border-states-southern-us-washington-examiner%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2434590&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-york-times-issues-multiple-corrections-for-article-falsely-claiming-900000-u-s-children-have-been-hospitalized-for-covid-19-during-pandemic\/\" title=\"New York ...s Issues Multiple Corrections For Article Falsely Claiming 900,000 U.S. Children Have Been Hospitalized For COVID-19 During Pandemic\">article discusses<\/a> the growth of Catholicism in the United States over the past decade. Notably, the concentration of Catholics has shifted from traditionally strong areas in the Northeast and Midwest to the south and southwestern states. According to recent data, Nevada experienced the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/poll-biden-picked-as-most-responsible-for-rise-in-inflation\/\" title=\"POLL: Biden Picked As Most Responsible For Rise In Inflation\">highest increase<\/a> in Catholic practitioners at 8%, while Arizona saw a 6.7% rise. In the South, states like Florida and North Carolina also <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/university-of-california-ends-act-sat-testing-for-admissions-and-scholarships\/\" title=\"University of California Ends ACT, SAT Testing For Admissions And Scholarships\">significant growth<\/a><\/a>. Conversely, Massachusetts faced a decline of 9.4% in its Catholic population.<\/p>\n<p>The article highlights that Catholicism is growing primarily among Hispanic communities, rising from 29% of all U.S. Catholics in 2007 to 36% by 2024.This demographic shift comes at a time when the Vatican appointed its first American pope, Pope Leo XIV, which has sparked optimism about further growth in the Catholic faith in the U.S. The pope&#8217;s message of blessings to the people of Tucson, a city with many Catholics near the Mexican border, emphasizes the connection between the faith&#8217;s growth and the Hispanic population&#8217;s influence.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Catholicism growing most notably in border states, Southern US<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2121414\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The number of people practicing the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/catholicism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Catholic<\/a> faith in the United States has grown over the last decade.<\/p>\n<p>The concentration of Catholics has also shifted. The Northeast and Midwest were once the center of the Catholic faith in the U.S., but the share of Catholic churches and congregations there decreased from 2010 to 2020. Meanwhile, the faith is increasing in the South and southwestern states.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3410548\/dnc-banner-qatar-a-lago-mar-a-lago-mock-trump-middle-east-jet-gift\/\">DNC mocks Trump by flying &#8216;Qatar-a-Lago&#8217; banner<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/white-house\/3410591\/qatar-trump-red-cybertruck-motorcade-doha\/\">Qatar gives Trump red Cybertruck motorcade en route to Doha<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3410505\/kevin-mccarthy-suspects-trump-strongarm-boeing-by-accepting-qatari-jet\/\">McCarthy suspects Trump wants to strongarm Boeing by accepting Qatari jet<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>Nevada saw the highest increase in the number of Catholics over that time period, growing 8%, according to data from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usreligioncensus.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">U.S. Religion Census<\/a> and the U.S. Census Bureau, which are unrelated. Arizona saw a 6.7% increase in its number of Catholics over that time period, as the share of Catholics rose from 14.6% in 2010 to 21.3% in 2020. In the South, Florida and North Carolina saw significant growth, with the number of Catholics increasing by 5.7% and 4.8%, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>Massachusetts saw the steepest decline, with its number of Catholics decreasing by 9.4%.<\/p>\n<p>When broken down by race and ethnicity, Catholicism is growing the fastest among Hispanics in the U.S. According to data from Pew Research Center, 29% of all Catholics in the U.S. were Hispanic in 2007. That share grew to 36% by the end of 2024.<\/p>\n<p>While the data was collected beforehand, it comes as the Vatican <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3405185\/pope-leo-xiv-cardinal-robert-prevost-first-ever-american-pontiff\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">chose<\/a> its first American pope, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/pope-leo-xiv\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">Pope Leo XIV<\/a>. The Diocese of Tucson shared that Pope Leo <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/dioceseoftucson\/status\/1921978013195108676\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">responded<\/a> to a congratulatory text message from its apostolic administrator, Bishop Kicanas.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3405837\/viva-il-papa-catholics-celebrate-new-pope\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\"><strong>&lsquo;VIVA IL PAPA!&rsquo; CATHOLICS CELEBRATE NEW POPE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Many blessings to the people of Tucson!&rdquo; the pope wrote. Arizona has a high concentration of Catholics along its border with Mexico, notably in the mid-sized city of Yuma.<\/p>\n<p>After he&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/world\/3408397\/pope-leo-xiv-media-appearance-joke-english\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">delivered a mass <\/a>to journalists, Pope Leo suggested that an American pope could bring more U.S. residents to the faith, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/world\/the-vatican\/pope-leo-suggests-people-may-return-church-american-pope-rcna206205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"\">according<\/a> to NBC News.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2121414\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2121414\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Catholicism is notably increasing in Southern and border states<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2910,"featured_media":2434591,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ap-20186596931396-1024x607.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[55231,18728,55233,55232,32076],"class_list":["post-2434590","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-border-states","tag-catholicism","tag-religious-growth","tag-southern-us","tag-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/12\/ap-20186596931396-1024x607.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2434590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2910"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2434590"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2434590\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2434594,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2434590\/revisions\/2434594"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2434591"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2434590"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2434590"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2434590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}