Religion and Public Life

Report : Global Survey of Islam

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:19:03 GMT

A new Pew Research Center survey of Muslims around the globe finds that most adherents of the world’s second-largest religion are deeply committed to their faith and want its teachings to shape not only their personal lives but also their societies and politics.

Report : Geography of the Conclave: Where Do the Cardinals Come From?

Mon, 11 Mar 2013 11:50:23 GMT

Just as the world's Catholic population is spread across the globe, the cardinal electors – members of the College of Cardinals who had not yet reached their 80th birthday on Feb. 28, the day the papacy became vacant – have gathered from all regions of the world.

Report : Catholic Population Largest in Latin America, Caribbean

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 14:46:10 GMT

Standard2013 02 142013 02 14Over the past century, the number of Catholics around the globe has more than tripled, from an estimated 291 million in 1910 to nearly 1.1 billion as of 2010, according to a comprehensive demographic study by

Report : Where Same-Sex Marriage is Legal Around the World

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 12:44:24 GMT

As the votes in France and Britain indicate, the idea of marriage is changing, at least in the West. Indeed, most of the countries that currently allow gays and lesbians to wed are in Europe and the Americas. In two other countries, the United States and Mexico, some jurisdictions have allowed gays and lesbians to wed, while others have not.

Report : Roe v. Wade at 40: Most Oppose Overturning Abortion Decision

Wed, 16 Jan 2013 10:43:00 GMT

As the 40th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision approaches, the public remains opposed to completely overturning the historic ruling on abortion. More than six-in-ten (63%) say they would not like to see the court completely overturn the Roe v. Wade decision, which established a woman’s constitutional right to abortion at least in the first three months of pregnancy. Only about three-in-ten (29%) would like to see the ruling overturned. These opinions are little changed from surveys conducted 10 and 20 years ago.

Report : Religious Composition of the 113th Congress

Mon, 07 Jan 2013 15:30:00 GMT

The new 113th Congress includes the first Buddhist to serve in the Senate, the first Hindu to serve in either chamber and the first member of Congress to describe her religion as “none.”

Report : The Global Religious Landscape

Tue, 18 Dec 2012 15:35:00 GMT

A comprehensive demographic study of more than 230 countries and territories estimates that 84% of the 2010 world population of 6.9 billion is religiously affiliated.

Report : After America's 'Mormon Moment,' Public Opinion is Little Changed

Fri, 14 Dec 2012 14:45:00 GMT

Eight-in-ten Americans (82%) say they learned little or nothing about the Mormon religion during the presidential campaign. The Pew Forum on Religion & Public Life reports three-in-ten Americans continue to consider the Mormon religion a non-Christian faith, though there appears to be some warming of attitudes toward Mormonism.

Report : White Evangelical Voters Supported Romney

Fri, 07 Dec 2012 17:40:00 GMT

White evangelical Protestants voted as heavily for Republican candidate Mitt Romney as they did for the GOP candidates in 2008 and 2004, and they made up about the same share of the electorate as they did in the two previous elections.

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