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As marriage rates continue to plunge, how can the Church get more people to the altar?

Jul 11, 2024

By Daniel Payne

Catholic marriage rates dropped by about 70% between 1969 and 2019, according to data from Georgetown’s Center for Applied Research... Read more

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