Scrolling through the feed on LinkedIn I came across this photo showing the Catholic Dioceses with the largest rise in converts. The Altoona-Johnstown Diocese reports an 84% increase in converts to the faith. Could this increase in converts be an example of a Pope Leo XIV effect? He is the first Pope to be bornContinue reading “Pope Leo XIV Effect?”
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Top Ten Posts of 2019
As 2019 comes to a close I thought I would imitate other media news outlets and look at the top 10 posts on this site in terms of the number of page views. The majority of the posts came in the early part of this year and in the later part. Posts made before 2019Continue reading “Top Ten Posts of 2019”
A look at the Number of PA Abuser Priests Identified by the Grand Jury
Diocese # of Abuser Clergy Catholic population Per capita Abusers Grand Jury Year Allentown 37 258,997 14.29 2018 Erie 41 221,508 18.51 2018 Harrisburg 45 230,000 19.57 2018 Pittsburgh 99 632,138 15.66 2018 Scranton 59 348,600 16.92 2018 Greensburg 20 137,641 14.53 2018 Philadelphia 63 1,188,225 5.30 2003Continue reading “A look at the Number of PA Abuser Priests Identified by the Grand Jury”
Education the Best Predictor for Trump Support in PA Counties
Trump marked the first 100 days milestone of his campaign with a rally in Harrisburg the State Capitol touting his achievements and his plan to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. In my last post I looked at uninsured trends in the state. This time I will look at uninsured, poverty rates, educational attainmentContinue reading “Education the Best Predictor for Trump Support in PA Counties”