{"id":310805,"date":"2026-06-05T13:52:38","date_gmt":"2026-06-05T17:52:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/?post_type=short-read&p=310805"},"modified":"2026-06-10T11:20:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-10T15:20:47","slug":"vance-is-among-1-5-of-americans-who-have-converted-to-catholicism","status":"publish","type":"short-read","link":"https:\/\/beta.pewresearch.org\/pewresearch-org\/short-reads\/2026\/06\/05\/vance-is-among-1-5-of-americans-who-have-converted-to-catholicism\/","title":{"rendered":"Vance is among 1.5% of Americans who have converted to Catholicism"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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A parishioner prays during the Ash Wednesday service at the Cathedral Basilica of the Immaculate Conception in Denver on Feb. 18, 2026. (AAron Ontiveroz\/The Denver Post via Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Vice President JD Vance will soon publish a memoir<\/a> documenting the religious journey that led to his conversion to Catholicism. Ahead of its release, here are key facts about converts to and from Catholicism in the United States, drawn primarily from Pew Research Center\u2019s 2023-24 Religious Landscape Study<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About this research<\/summary>\n

This Pew Research Center analysis explores key facts about converts to Catholicism in the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Why did we do this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

Pew Research Center conducts high-quality research to inform the public, journalists and leaders. Studying religion in the United States is a key part of the Center\u2019s long-standing research, and Catholicism<\/a> is a major Christian tradition we study.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Learn more about Pew Research Center<\/a> and our religion research<\/a>.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

How did we do this?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n

This analysis draws on three Pew Research Center surveys:<\/p>\n\n\n\n