Pope says not laicizing priest guilty of abuse was a mistake; it will never happen again
- September 21, 2017
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U.S. Catholics and Protestants agree: 500 years after Reformation, they have more in common than not
- Church in the US, Religion News Service
- September 1, 2017
According to a new survey, more Protestants reported they believe salvation comes through a mix of faith and good works (52 percent) — the traditionally Catholic position — than through “faith alone” (46 percent). That belief — “sola fide” in Latin — is one of five “solas” that form the backbone of Protestant Reformers’ beliefs.
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U.S. Muslims see friendly neighbors, but a foe in White House
- Associated Press, Church in the US
- July 27, 2017
In a new Pew survey, nearly half of U.S. Muslims say they have faced some discrimination in the last year, such as being treated with distrust, threatened or called an offensive name. The Pew survey is its third on American Muslims since 2007, and its first since Trump took office in January.
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Is ‘pious lying’ behind poll results on educated Christians?
- Church in the US
- May 11, 2017
A survey by the Pew Forum recently found that while religious commitment generally tends to drop the more educated people become, Christians buck that trend. Some experts say that makes sense, while others wonder if there’s some ‘pious lying’ going on about matters such as attending church services among more educated Christians.
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More education means less religious commitment… Unless you’re Christian
- Church in the US, Religion News Service
- April 28, 2017
According to a recent study the more educated a person is, the less religious he or she likely will be… Unless you are Christian. A Pew report shows that Christians with higher levels of education are just as religious as those with less schooling.
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Divorce numbers rise among older Americans
- Catholic News Agency, Church in the US
- March 14, 2017
As the debate over ‘Amoris Laetitia’ continues to rage in Catholic circles, the divorce rate for Americans over age 50 has doubled, and tripled among Americans over 65, a new survey by the Pew Research Center shows. Baby boomers, born between the 1950s and 1970s, had unprecedented levels of divorce as young adults.
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Survey finds Jews, Catholics America’s most-liked religious groups
- Church in the US
- February 15, 2017
Despite a contentious U.S. election in which religion played a major role, as well as the continuing scourge of religious-inspired terrorism worldwide, a new survey finds that Americans have warming attitudes towards virtually all major religious groups in the country.
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Remains of over 300 individuals given burial in Michigan
- Christopher White
- September 21, 2017
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Meet the man who helped build the pope's brand on Twitter
- Inés San Martín
- September 21, 2017
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