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In the wake of turmoil in the Catholic Church in 2018, U.S. Catholics' views of the honesty and ethical standards of the clergy sank to a new low of 31%.

Church attendance has been edging down in the U.S., and a decline in "outstanding" local church leaders could be a factor.

About one in three U.S. Catholics say a recent sex abuse scandal has them questioning whether they would remain in the church. Majorities express confidence in their church's priests and in Pope Francis.

The percentage of U.S. adults who belong to a church or other religious institution has fallen 20 percentage points within the past two decades.

Southern Baptists, meeting in Nashville for their annual convention, remain the largest Protestant denomination in the U.S.

There is little evidence that Joe Biden, only the second Catholic president in U.S. history, is getting unusually high approval ratings from Catholics.

Highly religious Americans are less likely than others to drink alcohol and are more likely to view drinking as morally unacceptable.

Seventy-one percent of Americans say they support legal same-sex marriage, a new high in Gallup's trend.

Declining confidence in organized religion likely reflects many factors, including clergy scandals and the religion-politics connection.

Biden is only the fourth Catholic major-party presidential nominee in U.S. history, but it's unclear if his religion will be a significant factor in the election.