Tag: Pew Research Center
Pew survey shows divide among religious believers over views about President...
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump may be as divisive to religionists as he seems to be to other groups in American society, as indicated...
Ever wonder the median length of a homily at Mass? It’s...
WASHINGTON -- If experience can't prove it, data scraping will: Catholic sermons are shorter than their Protestant counterparts.
According to an analysis of 50,000 sermons...
Survey says: Maybe more believe in the Real Presence than polls...
When Pope Francis recently said that every time we receive Communion, it should be like our first time, it reminded me of a friend's...
Report on religion restrictions gives U.S. bad marks in key areas
WASHINGTON — The Pew Research Center's annual report on restrictions on religion worldwide showed the United States had the worst scores in the Americas...
International study suggests religious people are happier
WASHINGTON — Charles Schulz, in his “Peanuts” comic strip, coined the adage, “Happiness is a warm puppy.”
However, the results of a wide-ranging study that...
Latin American Catholics say ‘personal’ experiences boost evangelicals
VALENCIA, Venezuela — On a recent Sunday morning, Anderson Cedeno, 32, lifted his hands to the sky like the thousands around him, singing along...