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SHOCKING! 9 in 10 Cradle Catholics Leaving the Church; Experts Urge Stronger Faith Community, by Tessa Gervasini – Brown Pelican Society of Lousiana

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By Tessa Gervasini, CNA, Aug. 14, 2025

Tessa Gervasini is a staff reporter for Catholic News Agency.

Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Aug 14, 2025 / 06:00 am – A recent study has found an increase in the number of Americans Catholics leaving the Church. To combat the issue, the study’s authors suggest creating stronger community ties among Catholics, especially among children.

Michael Rota, philosophy professor at the University of St. Thomas, and Stephen Bullivant, theology and sociology professor at St. Mary’s University, conducted the study examining the decline in religious practice among Catholic-born Americans using data from the General Social Survey (GSS).

The GSS has asked a large representative sample of Americans a number of questions about religion for the past 50 years, which Rota and Bullivant analyzed to write “Religious Transmission: A Solution to the Church’s Biggest Problem,” published by Notre Dame’s Church Life Journal.

The data revealed that in 1973, 84% of the participants raised Catholic still identified as Catholic when surveyed as adults, but in 2002 it was 74%. By 2022, it had dropped to 62%. ….

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