Home›Sources›Ancient But Small in Number, Zoroastrians Confront Depletion of Their Faith (Associated Press via PBS NewsHour)SourcesAncient But Small in Number, Zoroastrians Confront Depletion of Their Faith (Associated Press via PBS NewsHour)Associated Press via PBS NewsHourCitation FormatsGeneral ReferenceGeneral Reference Citation TextDivinity Atlas. "Ancient But Small in Number, Zoroastrians Confront Depletion of Their Faith (Associated Press via PBS NewsHour)." Accessed August 30, 2026. https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/zoroastrians-confront-depletion-ancient-faith-ap-pbs.Copy General ReferenceAPA StyleAPA Style Citation TextDivinity Atlas. (n.d.). Ancient But Small in Number, Zoroastrians Confront Depletion of Their Faith (Associated Press via PBS NewsHour). Retrieved August 30, 2026, from https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/zoroastrians-confront-depletion-ancient-faith-ap-pbsCopy APA StyleBibTeXBibTeX Citation Text@misc{divinityatlas-ancient-but-small-in-number-zoroastrians, author = {Divinity Atlas}, title = {Ancient But Small in Number, Zoroastrians Confront Depletion of Their Faith (Associated Press via PBS NewsHour)}, year = {2026}, url = {https://www.divinityatlas.com/sources/zoroastrians-confront-depletion-ancient-faith-ap-pbs}, note = {Accessed August 30, 2026} }Copy BibTeXAssociated Press correspondent David Crary's contemporary report, carried by PBS NewsHour and published 1 July 2022, on the World Zoroastrian Congress opening in New York City, describing it as the faith's first congress held in the United States since 2000, its roughly twelve hundred attendees from sixteen countries, and the global Zoroastrian community's estimated population of roughly one hundred twenty five thousand, including more than thirty thousand adherents now in the United States and Canada combined.FactsCross-Tradition ConnectionsClaims Backed By This Source (11 claims)Comments (0)Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)FactsCitationAuthorWell-attestedDavid CraryPublisherWell-attestedAssociated Press, carried by PBS NewsHourPublication YearWell-attested2022URLWell-attestedhttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/ancient-but-small-in-number-zoroastrians-confront-depletion-of-their-faithSource TypeWell-attestednewsAssessmentReliability TierWell-attested2A named wire service correspondent's contemporary report for the Associated Press, carried by PBS NewsHour, tier 2, used here as an independent cross check on the congress's dates, attendance and the demographic figures discussed in its sessions.NotesWell-attestedUsed for the congress's opening date, attendance figure, its status as the first United States congress since 2000, and the worldwide and North American population figures.Cross-Tradition ConnectionsAssociated WithCanada, Countries Well-attested This source names Canada directly: "adherents now in the United States and Canada combined."Source Ancient But Small in Number, Zoroastrians Confront Depletion of Their Faith (Associated Press via PBS NewsHour)David Crarytier 2Global, Continents Well-attested This source names Global directly: "from sixteen countries, and the global Zoroastrian community's estimated population of roughly one hundred twenty five thousand, including more than thirty thousand adherents now in the United..."Source Ancient But Small in Number, Zoroastrians Confront Depletion of Their Faith (Associated Press via PBS NewsHour)David Crarytier 2Claims Backed By This Source (11 claims)This source backs 11 claims across the atlas. As facts: 8 well-attested. As cited relationships: 2 holds. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.Disposition By TopicSources, 10 claims: 8 well-attested, 2 holds.Spread Events, 1 claims: 1 general references.Well-attested8SourcesAncient But Small in Number, Zoroastrians Confront Depletion of Their Faith (Associated Press via PBS NewsHour)Holds2SourcesAncient But Small in Number, Zoroastrians Confront Depletion of Their Faith (Associated Press via PBS NewsHour)General References1Spread EventsZoroastrians Convene the 12th World Zoroastrian Congress in New York CityComments (0)No comments yet. Be the first to share a thought.Sign in to join the discussion.Reader Challenges (0 open reader challenges)No disputes yet. Spotted an error or a better source? Open the first one.Sign in to dispute this or suggest a correction.View At A Past YearThe atlas records no dated fact of its own for this entry, so there is no other year to choose.Show This Year