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A Portrait of the Permanent Diaconate: A Study for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops 2009-2010 April, 2010 - In fall 2009, CARA contacted the directors of all diaconate formation programs in its Catholic Ministry Formation database to request their cooperation in completing the survey. This survey asked about the number of permanent deacons in the diocese, including those in active ministry and those retired. Using the responses to this survey, CARA is able to estimate the total number of permanent deacons in the United States, and include information on their ministries.	For paper version: For online version:
Catholic Ministry Formation Enrollments: Statistical Overview May, 2010 The latest statistics on current enrollments in U.S. Catholic ministry formation programs are now available from the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA) at Georgetown University. CARA collects enrollment data on every Catholic ministry formation program that prepares men and women for ministry in the U.S. Church as priests, deacons, and lay ecclesial ministers. This statistical overview of enrollment data is published annually and a complete directory, listing the names, addresses, and other pertinent information on each program is published every other year. Click here for more information on the Ministry Formation Directory.	For paper version: For online version:
Ministry in a Church of Increasing Diversity: A Profile of Diocesan Hispanic/Latino Ministry May, 2003 This report is an overview of diocesan-level Hispanic/Latino Ministry.	For paper version: For online version:
Catholic Dioceses in the United States: Map 11" by 17" color map of diocesan, provinces, and USCCB regional boundaries	For paper version:
Catholic Media Use in the United States March, 2006 In fall 2005, CARA conducted a national poll of adult Catholics designed to provide a comprehensive portrait of their media use for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). The survey was completed by 1,260 self-identified Catholics who were 18 years of age or older. This report provides the results of this survey including U.S. adult Catholics' use of print, television, radio, and Internet media.	For paper version: For online version:
Marriage in the Catholic Church: A Survey of U.S. Catholics October, 2007 In summer 2007, CARA conducted a national poll of adult Catholics designed to provide a comprehensive portrait of marriage for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops (USCCB). The survey was completed by 1,008 self-identified Catholics who were 18 years of age or older (margin of sampling error of ± 3.1 percentage points). This report provides the results of this survey including: (1) awareness of and understanding of Catholic Church teaching on marriage, (2) general attitudes about marriage, and (3) personal experiences of marriage preparation, the sacrament of marriage, and daily married life.	For paper version: For online version:
Sacraments Today: Belief and Practice among U.S. Catholics April, 2008 In February 2008 CARA surveyed 1,007 self-identified adult Catholics in the United States for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops to learn about contemporary participation in the sacramental life of the Church as well as beliefs about the sacraments. The survey also addresses many other issues of importance to the Church, including other forms of participation in Church life and other teachings of Catholicism. Click here for more information about this CARA poll.	For paper version: For online version:
Young Adult Catholics Fall, 2002 This report was designed by CARA for the Secretariat for Family, Laity, Women and Youth of the USCCB and is based on recent CARA research highlighting major findings on the demographic, attitudinal and behavioral characteristics of Young Adult Catholics in the United States.	For paper version: For online version:
Partnerships of Solidarity with the Church in Latin America and the Caribbean Fall, 2003 This report presents results of a survey of parishes in the United States that have supportive relationships with "sister parishes" in Latin America and the Caribbean.	For paper version: For online version:
In Search of Best Practices in Ministry with Gay and Lesbian Catholics Summer, 2004 Prepared for the National Association of Catholic Diocesan Lesbian and Gay Ministries, this report seeks to create a portrait of experiences and "best practices" among successful ministries with gay and lesbian Catholics that can be used as a guide for other parishes and arch/dioceses.	For paper version: For online version:
Diocesan and Eparchial Pastoral Councils: A National Profile June, 1998	For paper version: For online version:
Catholicism USA. A Portrait of the Catholic Church in the United States 2000 Catholicism USA combines narrative and story with statistics, trends, and analysis to provide an in-depth portrait of U.S. Catholics and their church today. Catholicism USA is the only reader-friendly resource that interprets current statistics on Catholic population, institutions, and personnel--and what these numbers portend. Complete with graphs, maps, and tables summarizing a wealth of data, Catholicism USA provides the facts and figures that bishops, planners, priests, teachers, lay ministers, media, and scholars need to understand the church as it enters the third millennium.	To Order the Book:
Demographic Profile: Salvadorans in the United States March, 2003	For paper version: For online version:
Getting the Word Out: Lay Preaching in the Diocese of Great Falls- Billings, Montana Summer, 2002 A study done for the Diocese of Great Falls-Billings and Partners in Preaching, this report presents findings of surveys of lay preachers, priests and parishioners from parishes that have experienced lay preaching in the Diocese.	For paper version:
National Profile of Catechetical Ministry November, 2000 National Profile of Catechetical Ministry: A Joint Project of the National Conference for Catechetical Leadership, the National Catholic Education Association, and the United States Catholic Conference. This Special Report presents key findings from surveys of diocesan directors of religious education, parish directors of religious education, and pastors, including the open-ended comments provided by those groups, and discusses findings from focus groups.	For paper version:

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Other Publications

A Portrait of the Permanent Diaconate: A Study for the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops 2009-2010

Catholic Ministry Formation Enrollments: Statistical Overview

Ministry in a Church of Increasing Diversity: A Profile of Diocesan Hispanic/Latino Ministry

Catholic Dioceses in the United States: Map

Catholic Media Use in the United States

Marriage in the Catholic Church: A Survey of U.S. Catholics

Sacraments Today: Belief and Practice among U.S. Catholics

Young Adult Catholics

Partnerships of Solidarity with the Church in Latin America and the Caribbean

In Search of Best Practices in Ministry with Gay and Lesbian Catholics

Diocesan and Eparchial Pastoral Councils: A National Profile

Catholicism USA. A Portrait of the Catholic Church in the United States

Demographic Profile: Salvadorans in the United States

Getting the Word Out: Lay Preaching in the Diocese of Great Falls- Billings, Montana

National Profile of Catechetical Ministry