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cara center for applied research in the apostolate skip to content open menu close menu about about us our mission events publications the cara report catholic ministry formation directory cara research archives cara special reports books and other publications mapping data services national catholic polls parish life surveys dioceses religious institutes catholic media and publishers catholic schools catholic colleges campus ministries national organizations and institutions the global church program evaluations surveys store donate faqs blog contact 0 0 about about us our mission events publications the cara report catholic ministry formation directory cara research archives cara special reports books and other publications mapping data services national catholic polls parish life surveys dioceses religious institutes catholic media and publishers catholic schools catholic colleges campus ministries national organizations and institutions the global church program evaluations surveys store donate faqs blog contact 0 0 open menu close menu folder about back about us our mission events folder publications back the cara report catholic ministry formation directory cara research archives cara special reports books and other publications mapping data folder services back national catholic polls parish life surveys dioceses religious institutes catholic media and publishers catholic schools catholic colleges campus ministries national organizations and institutions the global church program evaluations surveys store donate faqs blog contact center for applied research in the apostolate placing social science research at the service of the catholic church since 1964 latest news recalling black bishops in the united states this month the archdiocese of washington celebrated the installation mass of bishop robert boxie iii and bishop gary studniewski the ordination of bishop robert boxie was of particular recognition as he is the first african american to be ordained a bishop in almost a decade he is also now the youngest bishop in the united states during the 237 years that catholic dioceses have existed in the united states there have been a total of 29 black bishops read more about their stories below read more latest news entrance class of 2025 since 2014 the conrad n hilton foundation has commissioned cara to conduct annual surveys of women and men who enter religious life each year in a religious congregation province or monastery based in the united states cara gathers information about the characteristics and experiences of these women and men in a fashion similar to the survey of perpetually professed that cara conducts each year for the u s conference of catholic bishops secretariat of clergy consecrated life and vocations to read this year s report click below read more latest news class of 2026 ordinands to priesthood this report presents findings from a national survey of seminarians scheduled for ordination to the priesthood in 2026 the report is a part of collaboration between the united states conference of catholic bishops usccb committee of clergy consecrated life and vocations and cara the purpose of this report is to compile information regarding men who are ordained to priesthood in the united states within a particular year cara has conducted this research annually with the usccb since 2006 an example of findings from this years report left show the trends in the relationship between catholic education and ordination catholic schools parish based religious education and schooling in a catholic home are all contributing read the full report by clicking below read more our mission to increase the church s self understanding to serve the applied research needs of church decision makers to advance scholarly research on religion particularly catholicism no results found we meet your research needs parishes dioceses religious institutes catholic media and publishers catholic schools catholic colleges campus ministries national organizations cara can help you with surveys focus groups interviews demographics mapping planning studies trend analysis projections and forecasting program reviews market research data collection and database creation and maintenance archival research and pre test post test experiments cara s team includes researchers and staff with degrees in sociology political science city planning education communications business marketing philanthropic studies religious studies and church ministry we re here to help you solve problems understand issues plan for the future and be more effective connect with us elsewhere online on facebook instagram x formerly twitter substack and blogger donate center for applied research in the apostolate 2300 wisconsin ave nw suite 400 a washington dc 20007 tel no 202 687 8080 fax no 202 687 8083 copyright 2026