Data in Ministry

Conducts social scientific studies on a range of issues related to the Catholic Church, and publishes the CARA Report.

Provides data on Catholic schools in the United States.

Project was directed by Christian Smith, Professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame and Lisa Pearce, Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It was designed to enhance understanding of the religious lives of American youth from adolescence into young adulthood, using telephone survey and in-depth interview methods.

Offers reports on different social concerns.

Provides data related to its programs around the world.

Offers reports and studies that have been commissioned or written by the National Review Board, the Bishops' Committee for the Protection of Children and Young People, or the Secretariat of Child and Youth Protection.

Has an assortment of parish records (sacramental, cemetery).