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A look back at the stories that drove religion news in the past 10 years:
The decade’s biggest religion news stories
Dec. 31, 2019 (RNS) — “God surprises us,” Pope Benedict XVI said in 2010, in a Christmas broadcast for the BBC. Assuring the English-speaking world that God always fulfills hisRead More
Calling on clerics to be “courteous” to combat political polarization...
Catholic Bishops call for ‘full strength’ of church to fight gun violence
by: Jack Jenkins BALTIMORE, Nov. 11, 2019 (RNS) — As the 2020 election season heats up, leaders of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops opened their annual fall meeting (Nov.Read More
In 2018-19, 47% of Latinos identified as Catholic, down from 57% a decade ago.
Study finds US Latinos are no longer majority-Catholic. Here are some reasons why.
by: Alejandra Molina LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8, 2019 (RNS) — Emmanuel Perez was about 15 years old when he decided the Catholic faith was not for him. Perez’s cousin hadRead More
Put another way, people aren’t leaving faith, but they are actively leaving Christianity.
Opinion: Christianity as we know it is dying. Let’s welcome the new life ahead.
by: Amy Butler Oct. 30, 2019 (RNS) — In a recent study, Pew reported that 26% of Americans now self-identify as religiously unaffiliated, up from 17% just 10 years ago.Read More
But most agree that President Donald Trump’s personal conduct is an issue.
American faith groups agree: Trump should act more presidential
by: Bob Smietana Oct. 22, 2019 (RNS) — Americans disagree over just about everything — from gender roles and immigration to impeachment to whether the country is on the rightRead More
The United States is steadily becoming less Christian and the number of people with no religion is rising.
Pew report: Older US Christians being quickly replaced by young ‘nones’
by: Yonat Shimron Oct. 17, 2019 (RNS) — The United States is steadily becoming less Christian and the number of people with no religion is rising. Those are the twinRead More
Most of the decline is tied to the rise of the so-called "nones"...
Gallup: Number of Americans who belong to a church or house of worship plummets
by: Bob SmietanaApril 18, 2019 (RNS) — Most Americans still say they believe in God, but their involvement in organized religion continues to wane. A new Gallup report found thatRead More