Christianity has experienced some of the largest losses from religious switching of any faith group around the world.

The most religious places in the world are by far the sickest. Think sub-Saharan Africa with its plagues of malaria, parasites, dengue fever, cholera, diarrheal diseases, HIV/AIDS and many others.

Religion is meant to be a guiding light, a moral compass that leads us to goodness. But if you look around, you'll notice a disturbing pattern: some of the most reprehensible individuals are also the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. We asked members of the BuzzFeed Community who had a religious upbringing and later distanced themselves from faith to tell us ...

Many men and women who engage in a lifetime of criminal behavior profess to be devout adherents to a religion. They may attend a church, mosque, or synagogue, read religious writings, quote Scripture, ...

A nun holds an image of the Lady of Guadalupe while waiting for arrival of the new Pope in St Peter's square. Camillo Pasquarelli In 2007, at Memorial Hospital in Rhode Island, a premature baby was ...

The Collected Writings of Reformation pioneer Martin Luther, originally set at 55 titles, has had some new additions, one just this year (Volume 72). Luther’s writing are now projected to fill 79 ...

(RNS) — On average, people attending church in person had a higher heart rate during the service and experienced more transcendence, according to a recent study. (RNS) — Social scientists have long ...

Almost immediately after Dobbs V. Jackson Women’s Health overturned the federal right to an abortion, more than a dozen states passed legislation effectively banning abortion. Soon thereafter, Jewish ...

Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. Newsweek has created maps showing the most and least religious states, amid nationwide religious decline, with ...