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Mass Attendance in the U.S.
-- 1957 to 2003 |
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In 1957, the number of Catholics attending Mass in any given week was 74%. |
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In 1965, just after Vatican II, the number of Catholics attending Mass in any given week was 67%. |
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In the Jubilee Year (2000), the number of Catholics attending Mass in any given week was 52%. |
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In 2003, the number of Catholics attending Mass in any given week was 40%. |
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Diocesan Mission Status in the U.S. |
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Approximately 90 of the 200 dioceses in the U.S. (45%) are unable to provide basic pastoral services (word, worship and service) on their own. |
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The USCCB's Subcommittee on Home Missions offers grants to the Home Missions for evangelization, religious education, ministry training and support for poor parishes. |
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Since its founding in 1924, the subcommittee on Home Missions has given hundreds of millions of dollars to the home missions in the U.S. and its territories. |
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