A culture that continuously excludes and dismisses people on the basis of their Christianity can be guilty of what Pope Francis called “polite persecution” ...

Pew Research Center conducted this study to better understand the religious and spiritual beliefs, practices, and views of the growing number of people around the world who are religiously ...

Pew Research Center has been tracking restrictions on religion around the world since 2007. We divide these restrictions into two categories: actions by governments and actions by private individuals ...

In most of the world, countries with religious populations are more likely to have governments that support religion through ...

Did you know Canada, Italy and India are some of the most spiritual countries you can visit? According to Wayfairer Travel’s Global Spirituality Index, these countries boast high religious diversity ...

People of faith face persecution in much of the world, according to an annual report released this week by the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom. The bipartisan body recommended the ...

Religious freedom is under threat in one of every five nations around the globe, in part because of an increase in "aggressive ultranationalism", a Catholic NGO said in a report Thursday. Aid to the ...