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San Francisco Archbishop Calls Catholics to Protest Worship Restrictions: ‘We Can’t Be Silent Any Longer’

The archbishop of San Francisco is urging Catholics to “Free the Mass” and publicly demonstrate against the coronavirus restrictions on worship.

Dr. Susan Berry

17 Sep 2020, 7:23 AM PST

Gallup: Drop in U.S. Catholic Church Attendance Under Pope Francis Sharpest in Decades

Catholic church attendance in the United States fell by six percent between the pontificates of Pope Benedict XVI and Pope Francis, the sharpest drop in decades, a new Gallup poll has revealed.

Thomas D. Williams, Ph.D.

13 Apr 2018, 3:53 AM PST