The full CARA report 4/24/20 profiles the Ordination Class of 2020 and can be found at:
http://cms.usccb.org/beliefs-and-teachings/vocations/ordination-class/index.cfm
In the summary article carried by Zenit, we read that:
- Between 35% and 44% of all respondents attended a Catholic school for at least some part of their schooling.
- Seven in ten respondents (72%) participated in Eucharistic Adoration on a regular basis before entering the seminary, a similar proportion (70%) prayed the rosary, more than two in five (44%) attended prayer group/Bible study, and two in five (38%) participated in high school retreats.
- Seven in ten respondents (73%) served as altar servers before entering the seminary. Half (50%) served as lectors. Four in ten (40%) served as extraordinary ministers of Holy Communion.
- Nine in ten respondents (89%) were encouraged to consider the priesthood by someone in their life, most frequently a parish priest, friend, or another parishioner.
- Nine in ten respondents (89%) were encouraged to consider the priesthood by someone in their life, most frequently a parish priest, friend, or another parishioner.
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