Religious freedom advocates addressed how personal anecdotes and persistence are the keys to help leaders promote religious ...

Catholics remain the largest religious group in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, while second-largest ...

Explore what percentage of adults in the six countries surveyed pray daily, attend religious services weekly or wear ...

Pope Leo XIV talks to pilgrims and visitors during his weekly general audience in St. Peter’s Square at the Vatican Oct. 22, 2025. Credit: CNS photo/Lola Gomez Almost two-thirds of humanity—more than ...

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 ...

In most of the world, countries with religious populations are more likely to have governments that support religion through laws and policies. These laws might include religious education, funding ...

This article was first published in the State of Faith newsletter. Sign up to receive the newsletter in your inbox each Monday night. When researchers study people’s relationship with religion and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A woman takes part in a Christ of May procession in Santiago, Chile, parading a relic from a destroyed church's crucifix through ...

Secularism is the idea that religion should remain a personal belief and stay separate from politics, governance, and public life. While many countries claim to follow secular principles, only a few ...