Pew Research survey

Along with the U.S., Canada and Mexico, Pew included in its survey various European, Asian and South American nations, as well as Australia.

The overall increase in belief after years of decline is “one of the biggest shifts we’ve experienced in American life” and in American religious history.

Americans who leave their childhood religion typically do so by the age of 30, with just under half saying they stopped believing their former religion’s teachings.

The new Pew Research Center survey shows that U.S. Catholics want a more inclusive church — but differing Mass attendance reveals divides on key issues.

In its latest latest survey on U.S. Catholic views of Pope Francis, Pew polled 9,544 adults online and by phone Feb. 3-9.