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INSIDE THIS UPDATE A Portrait of American Catholics Pew Forum in the News Top Religion Headlines QUICK LINKS >> Bioethics Death Penalty Gay Marriage Religion & Politics Religion & Public Schools Religion & Social Welfare Religion & the Law Religion & World Affairs The U.S. Religious Landscape Survey	A Portrait of American Catholics on Eve of Pope's Visit to U.S. When Pope Benedict XVI arrives in the United States on April 15, he will find a Catholic Church that is undergoing rapid demographic changes. A Pew Forum analysis of recent surveys examines the demographic, religious, social and political characteristics of American Catholics. Read the analysis » More resources on Catholicism » Pew Forum in the News March 14 - Commonweal Editorial: The Missing The Forum's U.S. Religious Landscape Survey found that among religious traditions, Catholicism has experienced the greatest net loss in membership due to changes in affiliation. Commonweal argues that Catholic leaders should rethink their retention strategies. March 11 - InsideCatholic Symposium: Why Are They Leaving? InsideCatholic responded to the Forum's survey by asking 34 prominent Catholics, "Why are so many leaving the Catholic Church?" Read more Pew Forum in the News articles » Top Religion Headlines March 26 - Pittsburgh Tribune-Review Clinton Slams Obama's Minister March 26 - The Associated Press Religious Leaders Welcome Saudi King's Call for Interfaith Dialogue March 27 - The Associated Press Catholic Vote Critical for Dems in Pa. March 26 - The Washington Post China Moves to Tighten Control Over Religion in Tibet March 24 - Politico Divisive Preachers Not New to American Politics March 24 - Gallup Clinton, Obama Closely Matched Among Jewish Democrats March 23 - Cox News Service Focusing on Faith, Getting Burned March 22 - Newsweek Germany's New True Believers March 22 - Reuters McCain's Pastor a Sharp Contrast to Obama's March 20 - Religion News Service For Pope and President, a Chasm Over Iraq Read more Religion News » Photo Credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images

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