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Report finds majority of US clergy, religious have strong devotion to the Blessed Virgin Mary
August 01, 2025
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CWN Editor's Note: A recent report by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate, based on a survey of 1,009 US bishops, priests, deacons and religious, found that 58% say they have “strong” Marian devotion, with an additional 31% having “some” devotion.
Among the survey’s findings:
- 71% say they prayed the Rosary privately at the time they discerned their vocations.
- 92% were introduced to Marian devotion in their families.
- 44% say they have made St. Louis de Montfort’s Marian consecration.
- 32% wear the Miraculous Medal, and 29% wear the brown scapular.
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