Pew Research CenterJuly 23, 2019
Many Americans say that religion is very important in their lives. But how much do people in the U.S. actually know about their faith tradition – or about religions besides their own? A new report from Pew Research Center tries to answer this question by asking U.S. adults 32 fact-based questions about a variety of […]
ReligionFebruary 22, 2019
Nearly six-in-ten Americans participate in some type of community group or organization, including 11% who say they take part in at least four such groups.
ReligionAugust 29, 2018
Most American adults identify with a religion, describing themselves as Protestants, Catholics or Jews, to name just a few examples. But a new Pew Research Center analysis looks at beliefs and behaviors that cut across many religious identities, producing a new and revealing classification, or typology, of religion in America that sorts U.S. adults into seven cohesive groups.
ReligionAugust 8, 2018
Six-in-ten religious "nones" in the U.S. say the questioning of religious teachings is a very important reason for their lack of affiliation. The second-most-common reason is opposition to the positions taken by churches on social and political issues.
ReligionMay 31, 2018
Pope Francis’ additions to the College of Cardinals since his election in 2013 have tilted the leadership structure of the Roman Catholic Church away from its historic European base and toward the “global south” – that is, developing nations mostly in the Southern Hemisphere.
ReligionMay 4, 2017
The generation gap between millennials and older adults on social and political issues exists even among evangelical Protestants.
Fact TankDecember 1, 2016
See a profile of American religious beliefs and practices if the country were made up of exactly 100 adults.
Fact TankNovember 14, 2016
Imagining the U.S. as a town of 100 people can help illuminate the nation's religious diversity.
Fact TankSeptember 30, 2016
Mormons place a very high value on good parenting and a successful marriage, and they are among the most involved in their congregations of any Christian faith.
Religion and public lifeMay 10, 2016
A Pew Research Center survey of Israel provides a rare window into the religious beliefs and practices of this close-knit group.
