Recent News Releases

News Release | Majority of Catholics Think Employers Should Be Required to Provide Health Care Plans that Cover Birth Control at No Cost

[02.07.2012]

Catholics more divided on whether birth control requirement should apply to religiously affiliated colleges and hospitals Washington, DC— Amid the controversy over the Obama Administration’s mandate that employers provide health insurance covering contraception and birth control at no cost to employees, a new national survey finds that nearly six-in-ten (58%) Catholic Americans generally support this requirement. A majority (55%) of all Americans also support the requirement. The new PRRI Religion… more

News Release | For Voters in 2012, Agreement on Importance of Jobs/Unemployment, Disagreement about Importance of the Growing Gap between the Rich and the Poor

[02.02.2012]

Religious Voters Agree on the Importance of Jobs/Unemployment BUT Disagree about the Importance of the Growing Gap between the Rich, Poor Washington, DC— On the same day President Obama addresses his faith before Members of Congress and national faith leaders at the National Prayer Breakfast, a new survey finds religious Americans are united in their concern that jobs and unemployment are a critical issue in this election; however, they remain deeply… more