In the aftermath of slavery, white psychiatrists diagnosed Black people with “religious excitement” and claimed they were ...

The decline of religion among young Americans has slowed, but they remain less religious than their parents or grandparents — ...

Most Black Americans are Christian, though the share who identify as such has fallen since 2007. About three-quarters of Black adults (73%) are Christian, including 65% who are Protestant, 4% who are ...

We asked members of the BuzzFeed Community who grew up in ultra-religious households and later distanced themselves from faith to tell us what motivated them to do so. We received some incredibly ...

People in the U.S. are leaving and switching faith traditions in large numbers. The idea of “religious churning” is very common in America, according to a new survey from the Public Religion Research ...

In March, the Public Religion Research Institute released a report examining the common phenomenon of “religious churn” in the United States: people leaving the religion in which they were raised.

A stabilization of religious identification could mean the anticipated transformation of religious and civic life may slow.

Most U.S. adults express positive views about America’s openness to people from around the world, the new Religious Landscape Study (RLS) finds. This is true across the religious spectrum. Upward of ...

In “Believing,” The New York Times is exploring how religion and spirituality shape our lives. The reporter behind it found examples in houses of worship, in sports stadiums and at Taylor Swift ...

Would Christianity still dominate the United States if it was reimagined as a small, 100-person town? That's the premise of a new report from Pew Research Center, which offered fresh analysis of ...

Students from Juan Diego Catholic High School are joined by students from St. John the Baptist middle and elementary schools during The Skaggs Catholic Center’s celebration of Ash Wednesday with an ...

We know people treat ChatGPT as a therapist, friend, business partner and even lover. But some are now turning to it for something deeper: a spiritual guide, a source of meaning, even a God. And it’s ...