Angelyn Ray

In the United States, the Catholic Church is the largest single Christian denomination and the second-largest religious tradition after Protestantism. As of 2024, an estimated 19% to 22% of the adult population in the U.S. identifies as Catholic. The United States has the fourth-largest Catholic population in the world, following Brazil, Mexico, and the Philippines. Catholicism has had a significant cultural, social, and institutional presence in the United States, reflected in its parishes, sc…