(RNS) — Among the spiritual but not religious, 38% say religion does more harm than good, while just 7% of religious Americans share this view. (RNS) — Americans have been abandoning organized ...

Speaking publicly for the first time about the apostolic visitation of U.S. women religious communities his congregation is conducting, Cardinal Franc Rodé said that he requested the three-year study ...

The religious studies major provides in-depth study of religious traditions, spiritualities, and lived experiences in a variety of historical, cultural, and experiential contexts. Through studying ...

In October, 2015, Hunt Priest, then a minister at Emmanuel Episcopal Church on Mercer Island, in Washington State, was flipping through The Christian Century, a progressive Protestant magazine, when ...

Having stronger religious beliefs is linked to higher levels of sexual satisfaction, a new study shows. Those who report religion being important in their lives have less sex—driven by abstinence ...

People who attended religious services at least once a week were significantly less likely to die from 'deaths of despair,' including deaths related to suicide, drug overdose, and alcohol poisoning, ...

Spirituality, not organized religion, may be the key to finding meaning in life. A new article published in the journal Spirituality in Clinical Practice suggests that there are fewer differences ...

Teens pray during adoration at a "Life is VERY Good" event at EagleBank Arena in Fairfax, Va., Jan. 23, 2020. A Pew Research Center study released in September shows that teens' religious practice is ...

The big picture: For years, researchers have studied the psychological factors associated with religious fundamentalism, which involves strict adherence to belief. Traits like authoritarianism, ...

First Congregational Church on East Broad Street in downtown Columbus. How religious is Ohio? And how does the state compare to the rest of the county? This is a question not answered by the U.S.

Religiosity in the United States may be declining, but millennials and Gen Zers who adhere to a religious tradition and attend church report better mental health and fewer feelings of anxiety about ...