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Vatican official: Religion has the responsibility to condemn terrorism
While genocide, war crimes, and violence against humanity continue to plague individuals across the globe, Vatican Secretary of State Cardinal... Read more
Are religious teachers being eradicated from Belgian schools?
Religion classes in Belgium’s French-speaking primary and secondary schools will be cut in half starting in October 2016 and replaced... Read more
Is religion good or bad for society? Two experts debate
An auditorium on the campus of the University of Colorado bustled with hundreds of people as a crowd of students... Read more
Religion will only keep growing in the future – and here's why
The numbers of people without a religious affiliation are increasing in some countries. But some demographers project that the global... Read more
New survey finds some Americans more devout, others more adrift
The vast majority of Americans continue to identify with religious faith, a Pew study has found. However, there are some... Read more
Okla. ruling against 10 Commandment statue blasted as extreme, inconsistent
Responding to the Oklahoma Supreme Court’s ruling that a Ten Commandments monument on capitol grounds violates the state constitution, critics... Read more
Where progressives and Evangelicals agree – clarify IRS rules on political speech
An unlikely combination of political progressives and Evangelicals came together last week to demand more clarity in IRS regulations of... Read more
Global organization of religions proposed to counter terrorism
In a recent meeting with Pope Francis, former Israeli president Shimon Peres suggested forming an “Organization of United Relations” to... Read more
Pope Francis rejects false religiosity
In his daily homily on Saturday, Pope Francis reflected on the question of authentic Christianity and rejected the practice of... Read more
Professor says religion, private life are public concerns
In a talk at the nation's capital, a U.S. scholar argued that so-called private entities – such as the family,... Read more
Survey reveals strong US connection to local churches
A new survey reports that Americans feel more connected to their local church than to any other institution in society. Read more
Study finds 84 percent of world has religious affiliation
More than 80 percent of people around the world – about 5.8 billion individuals – identify with a religious group,... Read more
