58% of U.S. adults say they do not believe “we are living in the end times” – the destruction of the world as we know it.

Evangelical Protestant adults under 40 are more likely than older evangelicals to say climate change is an extremely or very serious problem.

There has been a jump in the share of U.S. adults who see the Supreme Court as “friendly” toward religion.

Our study analyzes 198 countries and territories and is based on policies and events in 2020, the most recent year for which data is available.

Nearly a quarter of countries used force to prevent religious gatherings during the pandemic; other government restrictions and social hostilities related to religion remained fairly stable.

For more than a decade, Pew Research Center has been tracking global patterns in restrictions on religion – both those imposed by governments and hostilities committed by individuals and social groups.

Large majorities in both parties say spending time with family provides them a great deal or quite a bit of meaning and fulfillment.

Most U.S. adults – including a solid majority of Christians and large numbers of people who identify with other religious traditions – consider the Earth sacred and believe God gave humans a duty to care for it. But highly religious Americans are far less likely than other U.S. adults to express concern about warming temperatures around the globe.

But they hold differing opinions about what that phrase means, and two-thirds of U.S. adults say churches should keep out of politics.

With Diwali celebrations underway, here are some facts about Hindus around the world.