In many Western contexts, organized religion is declining, often due to hypocrisy, politicization or shallow faith. But ...

What do we lose when we lose organized religion, which has been in steep decline across the globe since 2007? Two new books offer very different answers — and very different approaches — to this ...

Religious beliefs have been woven into the fabric of human existence for millennia, shaping cultures and guiding personal choices with both wisdom and, at times, misguided certainty. Yet, as the world ...

Religious life is full of lessons that shape and transform us over time. Along the way, some lessons come easily, while others take time to unfold. Looking back, there are always insights we wish we ...

James Martin, S.J., addresses the 2025 assembly of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious in Atlanta on Aug. 14. Credit: LCWR Editors’ notes: James Martin, S.J., delivered the following speech ...

Russell has a PhD in the history of medicine, violence, and colonialism. His research has explored topics including ethics, science governance, and medical involvement in violent contexts. Russell has ...

The annual celebration of Catholic Sisters Week is observed March 8–14 to honor the women who have taken religious vows, acknowledge their tireless work, and encourage more women to explore religious ...

On a global level, religious groups expand and shrink due to a mix of factors. Demographic factors, such as age structure, fertility and mortality (or life expectancy), tell us whether people in ...

The tragic terrorist attack on a Chanukah celebration on Bondi Beach happened on the other side of the world, but it could have happened here. In the United States, a nation founded on the promise of ...

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Dallin H. Oaks, a former Utah Supreme Court justice known for his jurist sensibilities and traditionalist convictions on marriage and religious freedom, is expected to be the ...

Another recent study about psychedelics proclaims these drugs can have a transformative impact on users, though in this case, the impact is not only on psychological health, but spiritual health as ...

On a Tuesday evening at a Jesuit house of studies in New York City, a group of seminarians gather around an old wooden table. Books are open, but they’re not breviaries or theological texts. The men ...