We read the bulletins.
25k+ parish bulletins so far, plus websites, diocesan reports and the news.
Constantly building.
Catholic news comes in every day. Every set is re-counted weekly, monthly or quarterly.
3.1k+ news items in the last 7 days.
Source: Every item in the Observatory archive, by the day it came in · As of Oct 7, 2026
| Set | On record | Re-counted |
|---|---|---|
| Catholic news | 61k+ | Weekly |
| Parishes | 18k+ | Monthly |
| Catholic schools | 5.3k+ | Monthly |
| Catholic hospitals | 674 | Monthly |
| Bulletin advertisers | 100k+ | Monthly |
| Parish staff and clergy | 710k+ | Monthly |
| School faculty and staff | 100k+ | Monthly |
| Hospital clinicians and staff | 63k+ | Monthly |
| Dioceses | 196 | Quarterly |
| Notre Dame alumni | 160k+ | Quarterly |
Coming next: 2.2k+ more school staff.
What we hold.
Institutions
- 18k+Parishes
- 196Dioceses
- 5.3k+Schools
- 674Hospitals
- 100k+Advertisers
Hospitals include some that used to be Catholic. Advertisers are local businesses in parish bulletins.
People
- Parish staff and clergy710k+
- School faculty and staff100k+
- Hospital staff63k+staff listings
- Notre Dame alumni160k+
The sets overlap, so there is no total.
News
- Catholic news61k+items
- People, places and organizations named100k+
Financial records
- Dioceses with a financial statement150
- SEC filingsStatus: Beta
Counts read Oct 3, 2026; news and financial records Oct 6, 2026. Rounded down.
1.8M+ links between 24 sets.
The largest:
630k+ person-parish ties
Parish staff and volunteers serve at parishes.
190k+ listings
Parish ministries and outreach are listed by parishes.
160k+ graduates
Notre Dame alumni graduated from the University of Notre Dame.
Built from public sources.
Ad fontes.
Sets we are still building.
Collected, not ready yet.
Diocesan documents and finances
3.1k+ documents
Mass and service times
340k+ service times
Parish finances, from the bulletins
5.6k+ bulletins with finances
The full school set
5.3k+ schools
Catholic hospital details
674 hospitals
Notre Dame alumni, current roles
42k+ alumni with a current employer
Catholic nonprofits
763 IRS-registered nonprofits
Catholic open-source software
161 projects
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On record
710k+
People at US parishes
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710k+
Everyone on record
Parishes / Any role / All states
Business managers, bookkeepers and office managers. They pay the invoices.
They sign. Start here for anything that changes how a parish runs.
Directors of religious education choose the curriculum, the books and the programs.
Music directors choose the hymnals, the licenses and the instruments.
Youth ministers book the retreats, the trips and the conferences.
Counts read Oct 6, 2026, rounded down. Each square is 100 people, placed for illustration only. From parish websites and bulletins. One person can hold more than one role.